I’ve actually made a lot of mistakes, and seemly continue to do so, and probably will until I’m very dead. The specific mistake I’m referring to is teenager-esqe arrogance. Somehow it carried through until just very recently. I don’t have the answers… I never...

My first book, The Sharp Knife of Forced Simplicity, Volume 1: The Numinous Rebellion was published almost exactly three years ago. I’ve learned a lot in that time. I’ve learned how the publication process works – at least with a certain business model of publishing. I...

[This paper isn't due until Monday - I finished it Thursday night. Enjoy!]   Executive Summary: Impediments to Establishing Global Sustainability   Ron Khare The purpose of this paper is to identify and clearly explain the single largest challenge to the establishment of global...

[unedited. enjoy.]   [As an aside, I'm also reading Derrick Jensen's book "Endgame, Volume 1: The Problem with Civilization" - the main thrust of which is that civilization itself is unsustainable and will end, probably sooner than later, and that we should be actively dismantling...

Reading: The Efficiency Dilemma (which you can read HERE!)   The better (more efficient) we are at doing something industrial (using coal power, increasing miles-per=gallon), the more we end up doing it. That is, rather than see an overall decrease of gasoline consumption due to more...