Vaclav Smill says the economic growth modern society relies on cannot cannot continue, as earth's ability to produce the food, water, air, and raw materials we need may collapse unless we dial back our demands.
The News: A User’s Manual by Alain de Botton serves as both cautionary tale and practical directions for anyone consuming large quantities of news today — which is to say virtually all of us.
In short order Erle Ellis lays out the background, process, politics and cultural divide of the Anthropocene, the controversial proposed new geologic era.
Vaclav Smil does all the math and gets down to the basics in Harvesting the Biosphere: how much of the earth’s productivity are humans taking and can we keep it up and not destroy the planet.
In short order Erle Ellis lays out the background, process, politics and cultural divide of the Anthropocene, the controversial proposed new geologic era.
