Extraenvironmentalist

[ Episode #47 // Power Transition ]

After years of stagnant growth in conventional oil extraction rates, ignorance of Hubbert's Curve has peaked. Now that the mainstream can't dismiss the issue, public conversations proclaim an exuberant belief in marginal reserves as our savior. Claims of American energy independence have fueled a dialogue that threatens to drive the US economy towards a fiscal […] (Visited 1,607 times, 18 visits today) The post [ Episode #47 // Power Transition ] appeared first on Extraenvironmentalist.

[ Episode #46 // Recovering Environmentalists ]

Success for the environmental movement has meant many of its members adopted mainstream values in attempts to sustain the unsustainable. Is sustainability a farce when associated with a way of life that is out of touch with reality? Global droughts, weather catastrophes and heatwaves are demonstrating the rapidly increasing impact of atmospheric greenhouse gases. With […] (Visited 1,546 times, 19 visits today) The post [ Episode #46 // Recovering Environmentalists ] appeared first on Extraenvironmentalist.

[ Episode #45 // Opening Money ]

By failing to question our money system, we've accepted an understanding of finance and fiat that's showing its flaws greater than ever. This globalized currency system draws money out of localities and into the hands of corrupt financial institutions. Can we start recapturing these flows of money to build resilient communities? If the Federal Reserve […] (Visited 1,291 times, 21 visits today) The post [ Episode #45 // Opening Money ] appeared first on Extraenvironmentalist.

[ Episode #39 // Debunking Economics ]

Roughly 90% of the world's economics professionals failed to see the current economic crisis forming on the horizon of the early 21st century. Many of them are now striving for stability through policies of refinancing and quantitative easing. While this class of economic thinkers have driven the planet's policies for decades, their faulty logic is […] (Visited 1,478 times, 19 visits today) The post [ Episode #39 // Debunking Economics ] appeared first on Extraenvironmentalist.

[ Episode #16 // Powering the Dream ]

Energy drives our civilization: onward towards the limits of human imagination, ever closer to the grave consequences of oil depletion. Technology is often viewed as a mythical force, seemingly bestowing its gifts on an often misguided species in a neutral manner; though what if the best technologies don't always win? Are all the energy solutions […] (Visited 1,123 times, 18 visits today) The post [ Episode #16 // Powering the Dream ] appeared first on Extraenvironmentalist.