Over the last few years I have become increasingly aware of the contradictions inherent in the capitalist ideal of continued growth and the very finite resources of our biosphere. It is quite clear that this is completely unsustainable and humanity is due for a major transition within the next few decades if we are to survive. One of the concepts that I find compelling is that the fossil fuel industry must leave most of the discovered resources in the ground if humanity is to maintain a viable biosphere. Clearly this comes in complete conflict with their ideal of profiting from extracting those resources.
With all this in mind, I was pleasantly surprised to find that someone has written beautifully conceived overview of the situation. Nafeez Ahmed, writing for Motherboard has produced two articles released on Jan 1+2, 2015 that cover this topic with brevity, clarity and some rich insights. So rather than recapitulate his well reasoned and crisp writing I am simply going to link to the two articles which I encourage you to read them. He addresses energy, food, finance, and ethics in a deeply thoughtful and concise way.
With all this in mind, I was pleasantly surprised to find that someone has written beautifully conceived overview of the situation. Nafeez Ahmed, writing for Motherboard has produced two articles released on Jan 1+2, 2015 that cover this topic with brevity, clarity and some rich insights. So rather than recapitulate his well reasoned and crisp writing I am simply going to link to the two articles which I encourage you to read them. He addresses energy, food, finance, and ethics in a deeply thoughtful and concise way.
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