{"id":10053,"date":"2013-01-29T15:10:02","date_gmt":"2013-01-29T21:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.discovermagazine.com\/collideascape\/?p=10053"},"modified":"2013-01-29T15:10:02","modified_gmt":"2013-01-29T21:10:02","slug":"is-the-anthropocene-doomed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.keithkloor.com\/?p=10053","title":{"rendered":"Is the Anthropocene Doomed?"},"content":{"rendered":"

https://prosthodontistlasvegas.com/smile-gallery/ It’s not often that an aging social movement gets a chance to redefine and reinvigorate itself. Environmentalism has that opportunity now, with the Anthropocene, which National Geographic<\/em> has dubbed<\/a>, The Age of Man<\/em>. What does that mean? As I recently wrote<\/a>\u00a0in Slate<\/em>,\u00a0the Anthropocene represents a<\/p>\n

growing scientific consensus that the contemporary human footprint\u2014our cities, suburban sprawl, dams, agriculture, greenhouse gases, etc.\u2014has so massively transformed the planet as to usher in a new geological epoch.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This sounds like The Age of Man<\/em> is bad for humanity and the earth. But that’s too simplistic. As The Economist<\/em> noted<\/a>\u00a0in its 2011 cover story:<\/p>\n

http://www.amandasatoz.com/?page_id=1322 The advent of the Anthropocene promises more, though, than a scientific nicety or a new way of grabbing the eco-jaded public’s attention. The term \u201cparadigm shift\u201d is bandied around with promiscuous ease. But for the natural sciences to make human activity central to its conception of the world, rather than a distraction, would mark such a shift for real.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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https://ramedicare.com/about-us/ The question is, what would this new paradigm shift signify? Might it offer a fresh new lens to view the future? Or will it merely reinforce the bleak view that environmentalists have held for the past 40 years?<\/p>\n

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Ambien No Prescription This is where environmental scientists, green activists and eco-minded writers come in. They are the ones that shape the meta-narrative, which the media picks up on and amplifies. By that measure, the chances for a re-imagined environmentalism are small.<\/p>\n

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http://masterfacilitator.com/flawlessconsultingeurope/ As I said in that Slate<\/em> piece, leading earth scientists<\/p>\n

publish high-profile\u00a0papers<\/a>\u00a0warning<\/a>\u00a0“that population growth, widespread destruction of natural ecosystems, and climate change may be driving Earth” to an irreversible tipping point. They issue\u00a0reports<\/a>\u00a0from prestigious science societies warning about a finite planet being run into the ground. Some hold glitzy, international\u00a0symposiums<\/a>\u00a0that put humanity on a mock trial for the global imprint of its civilization.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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Valium 10Mg Buy Online The common thread:\u00a0The Anthropocene is an unmitigated disaster. Humans are planet wreckers. Time is running out for us.\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

This was the general picture that Will Steffen<\/a> portrayed in his keynote speech at the recent Anthropocene Project<\/a> conference in Berlin. (I love that title; it sounds like a Robert Ludlum thriller.)<\/p>\n