A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
WE CAN BUILD A BETTER AND CLEANER FUTUREWE CAN BUILD A BETTER AND CLEANER FUTURE
We really can do better and there are some good news stories out there that can give us hope. Progress on many fronts is already occurring. For example, the price of solar modules has plummeted 99% since the 1970s thanks to forward thinking research, public policy and increasing demand.
New economic frameworks are now being seriously debated regarding the performance of an economy in terms of the extent to which the needs of people are met without overshooting Earth’s ecological ceiling.
Vote With Knowledge – There Is No Planet B
About 50% of the world’s population – literally billions of people – are voting in 2024. I wish I could be sure that the state of planet earth (climate change and ecological collapse) would be a deciding factor. There is no turning away – the world is in a crisis beyond even the direst of predictions that date back into the late 1800s.
Need a New Car? Going “Green” Can Be A Wise Choice.
Need a New Car? Going "Green" Can Be A Wise Choice. Allan Maynard, MSc. – May 2024 After 2 years of research, pondering and a degree of procrastination, I acquired a new car. I took my time. Firstly, I was totally satisfied with the car I had. It was a very comfortable ride and reasonably fuel efficient. Furthermore, being retired, I don’t routinely drive that much. I...
Will 2023 be the year that was or merely a prelude of the years to come?
A helicopter battles the McDougall Creek wildfire as it burns in the hills of West Kelowna, British Columbia, on Aug. 17. (Darren Hull/AFP/Getty Images) Will 2023 be the year that was or merely a prelude of the years to come? It is likely that 2023 will be remembered as the point at which humanity’s inability to deal with a climate crisis of its own making the was finally...
Wild Fires Show How Our Planet is in Peril
Wildfires Show How Our Planet is in Peril – Why Then is There a Political Divide?
Humanity is in the hot seat; humans are the cause. On this, there is universal consensus among scientists. Unfortunately, this does not translate into political consensus. If fact it is quite the opposite.
Move Away from Animal Agriculture
Why it's essential to move away from a reliance on animal agriculture.Plate and Planet: Why it's essential to move away from a reliance on animal agriculture. A quote by Jonathan Swift – (1721) – “You cannot reason someone out of something he or she was not reasoned into”, is often presented as a rational for avoiding conversations around politics and religion. I wonder if...
Global Food Supply – A Growing Crisis
Global Food Supply - A Growing CrisisGlobal Food Supply - A Growing Crisis There is no escaping the reality that the cost to feed a family has risen significantly over the past year or so. Food prices along with energy costs are now the major drivers of inflation. In fact, food is becoming unaffordable for many even in developed countries – but it’s much worse for poorer...
A GREEN RECOVERY – THERE IS NO CHOICE
BY - Allan Maynard – July 24, 2020 The international CoVid-19 crisis demonstrates – in real, fast forward time, stark lessons about the consequences of unsustainable development, the limitations of our economic systems and the critical need for informed, evidence based leadership. We have learned the harsh lesson that our dependence on animal protein has placed humans and...