I had planned to attend Jared Diamond’s lecture at the University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB) on Saturday, but unfortunately it was sold out — not a problem that I had anticipated. I tried, but I couldn’t wangle a ticket, which …
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Jared Diamond's "Collapse"
In the course of the few years that 2GreenEnergy has been doing its thing, I’d estimate that at least two dozen people have asked me what I think about Jared Diamond’s writing — especially his book “Collapse.” I always reply …
Tagged with: anthropogenic climate change, book “Collapse”, deforestation, environmental issues, environmental problems, fossil fuels, global climate change, global warming, habitat destruction, Jared Diamond, melting of icecaps, overpopulation, rainforests, releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, sea level rise, soil fertility loss, water management
Global Economic Collapse?
Frequent commenter Cameron Atwood called my attention to a report from MIT predicting ‘global economic collapse’ by 2030. A new study from researchers at Jay W. Forrester’s institute at MIT says that the world could suffer from “global economic collapse” …
