Lived in Greece 1974 to 1984. In 1975 the weather patterns that can be traced back 3,000 years plus broke. The climate went crazy and continued to be far more extreme in wildly different patterns that just kept changing. After the burning of Greece last year the Greek PM says this is global climate boiling. [Words to that effect, I do not have them before me.]. The local people on Sifnos told me in 1975 that rain had decreased over the last 50 years. Measured by the fall in the level of the stream/streams on the Isle. This is already killing the animal kingdom of earth and killng us, the humans. I am 82 and this is visible to me in up to 97% to 85% of the death of insects, birds, land and sea creatures.
GDP is 99% correlated with flammable fossils. Materials 100%. Fracked wells depletes very fast. Gas is core feedstock for fertilizer. There's 8 billion precious humans today and every year another 80 million, 2X population of Canada, joins us. Each requires 2,000 calories of food daily for average lifespan of 30,000 days. Let those soak in your brain for awhile.... Civilization is in trouble. American malfeasance and love of money above life itself is a fatal disease
I guess David was just lost for words after your moving and generous appreciation of his book and the effect it had- including on your own work.
Great episode!
Absolutely, thanks for making it happen
Lived in Greece 1974 to 1984. In 1975 the weather patterns that can be traced back 3,000 years plus broke. The climate went crazy and continued to be far more extreme in wildly different patterns that just kept changing. After the burning of Greece last year the Greek PM says this is global climate boiling. [Words to that effect, I do not have them before me.]. The local people on Sifnos told me in 1975 that rain had decreased over the last 50 years. Measured by the fall in the level of the stream/streams on the Isle. This is already killing the animal kingdom of earth and killng us, the humans. I am 82 and this is visible to me in up to 97% to 85% of the death of insects, birds, land and sea creatures.
GDP is 99% correlated with flammable fossils. Materials 100%. Fracked wells depletes very fast. Gas is core feedstock for fertilizer. There's 8 billion precious humans today and every year another 80 million, 2X population of Canada, joins us. Each requires 2,000 calories of food daily for average lifespan of 30,000 days. Let those soak in your brain for awhile.... Civilization is in trouble. American malfeasance and love of money above life itself is a fatal disease