Archive for the ‘Climate Change’ Tag

The Future of the Yukon (maybe): Radio Series “Yukon 2058″   1 comment

We hear a lot about the future of New York, of San Francisco, of England.  Ever wondered what the NORTH would look like in 50 years? What would be happening, what kinds of trends here in the Yukon?  What kinds of possibilities?  Is it all going to be dark from climate change, or will we [...]

Worldchanging.com: The Go-to Place for a Brighter, Greener Future   Leave a comment

      Just discovered this site.  Worldchanging.com Worldchanging.com is a nonprofit media organization headquartered in Seattle, WA, that comprises a global network of independent journalists, designers and thinkers. We cover the world’s most innovative solutions to the planet’s problems, and inspire readers around the world with stories of new tools, models and ideas for [...]

Posted August 20, 2009 by jstueart in science

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Repair-adise: The Myth of the Self-Cleaning Earth   4 comments

Okay, I’ve seen the trope enough.  Yes, it is a hopeful image, but it perpetuates a myth.  End of movie: three or four people after post-apocalyptic disaster come out to “healed” Earth.  200 years in City of Ember.  700 years in Wall-E. Gaia is a nice idea–that the Earth is bigger than us and will [...]

Bring Back the Woolly Mammoth? It’s the future again.   Leave a comment

Hey, right before you hear my new radio series, Yukon 2058, and get to hunt mammoths in Vuntut National Park on hoverdoos, read this editorial. Bring Back the Woolly Mammoth? I think one might find Vuntut National Park a logical place to put the mammoths and to grow the steppe grasses, some of which we [...]

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