Lord Man Parable

By Tom Butler, originally published by Foundation for Deep Ecology and the Population Media Institute

March 12, 2015

This video replica of the “Lord Man” parable in the book Overdevelopment, Overpopulation Overshoot sets the stage for the provocative photo essays that are the essence of OVER.

Tom Butler

Conservationist Tom Butler edited the new book Overdevelopment, Overpopulation, Overshoot (populationspeakout.org).

He is editorial projects director of the Foundation for Deep Ecology and president of Northeast Wilderness Trust. 

Tags: environmental degradation, Overshoot, Population

Pillars of Creation photo from the Hubble Telescope

Pogo and I Walk Down a Dead End Lane Somewhere in the Laniakea Supercluster

By Phil Wilson, Resilience.org

As we – humanity, corporate civilization, the USA – flip over in a lethal tailspin, everything that radiates its cosmic beauty has been flourishing with overdrive.

November 21, 2024

Crossing the Minch, Outer Hebrides.

Ocean

By Charlotte Du Cann, The Red Tent

What happens when you leave your ordinary life behind and put your attention on the vast mysterious being that surrounds our  homelands in a time of disruption and loss?

November 21, 2024

horticulture

Envisioning a Livable Future

By Richard Heinberg, Resilience.org

Most big-think essays like this end on a note of inspiration and hope. For once, I’ll resist the temptation to go that route. Can we humans make ourselves useful to the rest of life? It’s an open question.

November 21, 2024