The new epoch is Anthropocene
The declaration of a new age or era is a popular tactic for those keen to make the invisible visible and promote change; this tactic...
Breaking news on climate change
What a relief to see ‘Four Corners’ interview a wide range of business people talking about the realities of climate change...
The Traumas of Downsizing
Selling up and moving house is a very stressful process. If I had to characterise the key drama in our recent move from a large three...
Heading for the Hills
At a certain age courage is required – to carry on, to remain optimistic . . . and in our case, to head for the hills. I have this on...
Optimism for rationalists
Optimism appears to be the single most important attitude in a world so profoundly challenged by apocalyptic events. Climate change,...
I Told You So
One of the reasons I like Kim Stanley Robinson’s novels is he so often confirms my worst expectations of humanity. Take his latest novel,...