Blog Action Day

Its Blog Action Day today. Doing my bit for the environment - the PC is staying turned off!

Reading instead - Michael Northcott’s A Moral Climate. Havent got much past the introduction yet, but what he is saying is contoversial enough to have me hooked so far. Human Empires rise and fall as a result of their long term sustainability, and since biblical times those empires seeking to expand beyond their sustainable limits have faced sociopolitical and ecological disaster. Now we live in a world of global marketing empire, expanding beyond far beyond the sustainable, and are experiencing socio-political and ecological disaster as a result. I’m looking forward to discovering his arguments and potential solutions.

stumbling late into the night

Late night Stumbling led me to the Breathing Earth project a graphical representation of CO2 emissions worldwide. Fascinating to see a second by second change in emissions, but also worrying in terms of global pollution and climate change. Also indicates births and deaths by nation.

In the five or so minutes it’s been running in the background as I write 3546 people have been born, 1685 have died, and over 714000 tonnes of CO2 emitted.

The site also recommends checking out the eco-footprint quiz - its a little basic, not detailed enough to be 100% accurate, but gives an indication of your ecological footprint relative to others in the same country. I was decidedly average.