Invasive Species
Poison Ivy growing prolifically on a hillside
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Our Anthropocentrism and Psychology, Part Two
The ongoing construction of US 58 in Virginia near Lovers Leap Overlook as it looked in May 2025
More Cognitive Dissonance, Part Two
It is truly saddening to see so many articles which proclaim complete nonsense. The worst part is that so many people are culturally indoctrinated to the point where they cannot see through these false claims. In this particular one , the claim is made that we need to protect nature (true), quote: " Our five breakthroughs for nature echo and expand upon those same themes, emphasizing the urgent need to transform our relationship to the natural world on which we ultimately all depend. In a nutshell, here is the handful of headline actions that we are advocating: We need to put nature at the heart of decision-making, with governments and the private sector held accountable for making nature a global priority. An annual investment of US$500 billion to protect and restore nature is a minimum requirement, with funding diverted from environmentally harmful activities into nature-positive initiatives. The communities and local organizations working on the front line of conservati...
The Condition of Our Anthropocentrism
Scenes like this on the Cumberland River will become quite rare in about a decade. Live Now!
Psychological Mechanisms to Deny Reality and Employ Optimism Bias
Backbone Rock in northern Tennessee
What is the Root Issue of Our Unsustainability?
Two pictures from Falls Mill, Tennessee, depicting life in the late 1800s. The mill now houses a museum and is open for tours and a bed and breakfast is also on site. Last week, I updated the files here with over 250 new articles and studies ( see this list ). There were 59 new entries in the Climate Change and Collapse file alone. So many of these files now contain new studies which are increasingly worrying; some of these new entries are located in the Species and Biodiversity Loss , Extinction , Disease , Pollution Loading , Tree Decline and Deforestation , and Ocean Acidification and Marine Life files. As can be seen in these studies, this is a rapidly developing situation which is now beginning to gather speed and overwhelming existing infrastructure to deal with the ongoing disasters. There is a new article regarding methane emissions through permafrost thaw which is rather chilling. Another version in the Smithsonian Magazine describes the "methane time bomb" a...
What is Technology Addiction?
People enjoying the fantastic view atop Whiteface Mountain in New York
