Category Archives: Population

7 Billion Minds, 7 Billion Hearts

Posted on 1 November 2011 by Graham

New on Skepteco: 7 Billion Minds, 7 Billion Hearts

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Can Ireland Feed Itself?

Posted on 12 September 2010 by Graham

Interesting day yesterday spent at the taste of West Cork Food Festival in Skibbereen. Saturday’s conference was entitled “Can Ireland Feed Itself?” and included an interesting mix of speakers on a variety of (mainly) food related topics: The conference was … Continue reading →

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Why I was Wrong About Population

Posted on 23 August 2010 by Graham

Update Aug 25th: Brilliant talk by Hans Rosling, in which he explains “Child survival is the new Green”. Book review PeopleQuake by Fred Pearce Eden Project Books 2010 Pbck; 342pp There is a scary book I have a half-share in … Continue reading →

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Whole Earth Discipline

Posted on 22 March 2010 by Graham

Book Review: Whole Earth Discipline An Ecopragmatist Manifesto by Stewart Brand Atlantic Books 2009 316pp “Civilization is at risk, but civilization is the problem”. Stewart Brand is one of the iconic founders of the environmental movement, an original old hippy … Continue reading →

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Peak Water

Posted on 18 December 2009 by Graham

Peak Water Civilisation and the World’s Water Crisis Alexander Bell Luath Press 2009 Hardback 208 pp If oil supply peaks and begins to decline times will be hard. Standard of living will decline and people may go hungry but they … Continue reading →

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Orlov: Only Aliens Can Save us from Collapse

Posted on 5 July 2009 by Graham

The view expressed in recently reviewed books like Holmgren’s Energy Scenarios and Chamberlin’s The Transition Timeline is that peak oil will be followed by a long, slow decline- Energy Descent- rather than an abrupt collapse. For an alternative view, Dmitri … Continue reading →

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The Transition Timeline

Posted on 29 June 2009 by Graham

Book Review: The Transition Timeline for  a local, resilient future Shaun Chamberlin Forward by Rob Hopkins 190 pp pbk Chelsea Green 2009 The follow-up to Rob Hopkins’ seminal The Transition Handbook uses the method of “backcasting” from an envisioned  future … Continue reading →

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Essential Reading on Population

Posted on 28 March 2009 by Graham

The Real Perils of Human Population Growth by David and Marcia Pimentel The present world population of 6.7 billion is projected by the United Nations to increase to 9 billion and may rise to as many as 11 billion by … Continue reading →

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Reinventing Collapse

Posted on 27 June 2008 by Graham

Book Review Reinventing Collapse- The Soviet Example and American Prospects Dmitry Orlov New Society 2008 When I met Bill Mollison at the International Permaculture Convergence in Croatia three years ago, all he wanted to talk about it seemed was cannibalism. … Continue reading →

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Overpopulation? The Biggest Issue of your lifetime

Posted on 23 April 2008 by Graham

Bantry beekeeper Tim Rowe delivered his first public talk last Monday night in Bantry on a topic that has been preoccupying him for some time- the consequences of overpopulation. This fascinating and enlightening talk took us through the issue facing … Continue reading →

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