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Christopher Ketcham is a Truthdig contributor. He writes at Denatured, his journalism nonprofit. He’s the author of “This Land: How Cowboys, Capitalism, and Corruption are Ruining the American West.”
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Neocolonialism: Pillaging the Earth for the ‘Climate’
Aug 28, 2023 They saw the pillage of their sacred site as another iteration of rapacious techno-industrialism, the specialty of the white man’s culture.
Environment
Humans Make the Earth Hot and Heavy
Jul 12, 2023 A new study shows the things we make now outweigh all that nature produces.
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“Our Cognitive Capacities Have Become Obsolete in the World in Which We Live”
Jul 12, 2023 Legendary ecologist Bill Rees drills down to the heart of the matter.
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Iranian Filmmaker Goes Where the Mainstream Enviro Left Doesn’t Dare
Jul 12, 2023
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5 Steps No One is Taking Toward Green Growth
Jul 11, 2023 An economist calls out sustainability delusions.
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Behold and Protect the Wild Native American Horse
May 23, 2023 Why is the cattle industry so afraid of recent findings in equine paleohistory?
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Canada’s Nicer, More Radical Bill McKibben
May 5, 2023 The United States’ neighbor to the north is having a serious conversation about the promises of never-ending “green growth.”
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Is Ammon Bundy Setting the Stage for Another Stand-Off?
Apr 24, 2023 The most accomplished grifter on the Intermountain far right has a new act.
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The Green Growth Delusion
Apr 4, 2023 Advocates of “Green Growth” promise a painless transition to a post-carbon future. But what if the limits of renewable energy require sacrificing consumption as a way of life?
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Green-Tinted Glasses
Apr 4, 2023 Absent from most public and policy conversations is any acknowledgement of the possibility that renewable energy cannot power a high-consumption civilization. This series will explore mounting evidence that a major downshift in consumption is looming — and explore the implications of this energy realism for human progress and flourishing.
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