Ludwig Boltzmann suggested that natural selection was fundamentally a struggle among organisms for available energy. Alfred Lotka argued that organisms that capture and use more energy than their competition will […]
Julian Cribb Surviving 21st Century
Julian Cribb presents to the Citizens’ Climate Lobby Canberra Chapter on “Surviving the 21st Century”. Julian points to ten “mega-risks” confronting humanity, not just climate change.
Protecting the Earth
The age of extinctionConservation from the Guardian More than 50 countries commit to protection of 30% of Earth’s land and oceans Coalition says promise is key to preventing mass extinctions […]
Asahi Survival Survey 2020 Doomsday Clock
The Asahi Glass Foundation Announces the Results of the 29th Annual “Questionnaire on Environmental Problems and the Survival of Humankind” ● The average time on the Environmental Doomsday Clock is […]
The Politics of Natural Disasters by Daniel Aldrich
This paper was published in June 2012, well prior to the Covid-19 pandemic. This summary quote is lengthy, very academic, and insightful. Mentally extending the findings stated below to our […]