anthropocene, Tag

Guest “WTF?” by David Middleton Welcome to the AnthropoceneJoin thousands of researchers, policymakers and educators who rely on our Weekly Science Dispatch to keep up to date on the latest sustainability science...

Guest geological story-telling by David Middleton Do you ever get tired of smarmy, snot-nosed articles like this? Obituary: Remembering the Holocene Epoch BY CHRIS WILSON AUGUST 29, 2016 The Holocene Epoch, which witnessed...

Guest “attaboy” by David Middleton A small ray of sunshine in the dismal swamp of science journalism from, of all places, The Atlantic… The Anthropocene Is a JokeOn geological timescales, human civilization...

Guest geology by David Middleton The fake geologic epoch known as the “Anthropocene” just won’t die… It’s like a zombie from a bad science fiction movie...

Guest essay by Eric Worrall According to University of Pennsylvania climate communicator Hanna Morris, use of the word “Anthropocene” facilitates disregard for the disproportionate suffering of indigenous peoples,...

Guest essay by Eric Worrall According to University of Pennsylvania climate communicator Hanna Morris, use of the word “Anthropocene” facilitates disregard for the disproportionate suffering of indigenous peoples,...

Guest ridiculing of a professor by David Middleton The Anthropocene Is Coming to Mars Humans are about to extend their influence to a second world. By Dirk Schulze-Makuch airspacemag.com January 17, 2019 3:30P Astrobiologist...

Guest ridiculing by David Middleton From some SJW rag, via Real Clear Politics… ANTHROPOCENE We Still Don’t Understand the Superstorms of the Anthropocene By Caroline Haskins Oct 12 2018 As of this morning, five people...

Guest post by David Middleton Anthony recently posted an excellent Arctic sea ice analysis by Ron Clutz.  In a similar vein, I decided to look at Arctic sea ice from a couple of other dis-alarming perspectives. We keep hearing...

by Javier The collapse of ancient civilizations defines the latest period. The International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS) has announced that the proposal by the International Subcommission on Quaternary Stratigraphy (ISQS)...

Guest commentary by David Middleton Just to demonstrate that the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) maintains an open mind about things, I thought I would share an recent AAPG Explorer article on the notion...

The 'world's loneliest tree' lives on on Campbell Island, New Zealand - 170 miles away from its nearest neighbor. New Zealand governor Lord Ranfurly planted the Sitka spruce on the island sometime in the early 20th century,...

Over 170 miles away from a single other tree, the 'world's loneliest tree' rests on Campbell Island. New Zealand governor Lord Ranfurly planted the Sitka spruce on the island around 400 miles south of the country sometime...

By Larry Kummer. From the Fabius Maximus website. Summary: While we obsess about climate change and debate if we live in the Anthropocene, we prepare poorly or not at all for natural forces like volcanoes that can level cities....

A new study reveals that China's coal use peaked in 2014, marking a "real turning point" in the fight against climate change. Economists at China's Tsinghua University and the London School of Economics said this peak is...