Read more about the article <span style='color:#00000;font-size:36px;'>Why the Rich are Enjoying Champagne on the Deck of the Titanic</span><h3> The system is designed by the rich, for the rich, and they refuse to recognise the need to change </h3>
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Why the Rich are Enjoying Champagne on the Deck of the Titanic

The system is designed by the rich, for the rich, and they refuse to recognise the need to change

The British Financier James Goldsmith once said it’s as if “the rich are enjoying champagne on the deck of the Titanic”. The Titanic was made famous due in part to the…

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The system is designed by the rich, for the rich, and they refuse to recognise the need to change

Why Humans Need a Predator to Stop Us Destroying Ourselves

Technology has made us all-powerful, but that power has a dark side

Today, if you have enough money, you can buy pretty much anything you want and do anything you want. But our domination of the Earth, through the technology that has made…

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Technology has made us all-powerful, but that power has a dark side

After Six IPCC Reports Why do Carbon Emissions Keep on Rising?

Increasing emissions are intertwined with economic growth and social progress

The latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has told us for the sixth time what everyone is increasingly seeing before their eyes. Human behaviour is creating aggressive…

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Increasing emissions are intertwined with economic growth and social progress

Read more about the article <span style='color:#00000;font-size:36px;'>Why Egomaniacs Have a Toxic Influence On the Environmental Movement</span><h3> The ego is a symbol of the ecological crisis, to solve it we need to move towards an 'eco' perspective </h3>
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Why Egomaniacs Have a Toxic Influence On the Environmental Movement

The ego is a symbol of the ecological crisis, to solve it we need to move towards an 'eco' perspective

Having met and worked with lots of environmentalists, what has surprised me is how many of them are egomaniacs. It’s as if the ecological crisis has been designed just so they…

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The ego is a symbol of the ecological crisis, to solve it we need to move towards an 'eco' perspective

Read more about the article <span style='color:#00000;font-size:36px;'>Why ‘Living Your Best Life’ is Destroying Life For Everyone Else</span><h3> The saying of our time is a symbol of a culture out of balance with the world around it </h3>
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Why ‘Living Your Best Life’ is Destroying Life For Everyone Else

The saying of our time is a symbol of a culture out of balance with the world around it

I’m living my best life — it’s a phrase often used by social media influencers. The idea is that they have grabbed life by the scruff of the neck, and they are living…

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The saying of our time is a symbol of a culture out of balance with the world around it

Read more about the article <span style='color:#00000;font-size:36px;'>What’s the Problem With so Many Environmentalists Being White Middle-Class People?</span><h3> The hypocrisy at the heart of the environmental movement is maddening </h3>
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What’s the Problem With so Many Environmentalists Being White Middle-Class People?

The hypocrisy at the heart of the environmental movement is maddening

The poor have little time to be concerned about the environment. Their thoughts and actions are focused on providing for their basic needs. Life for the middle class is very different.…

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The hypocrisy at the heart of the environmental movement is maddening