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Biosphere collapse: the biggest economic bubble ever
Posted by Ecologist: Dr. Glen Barry on September 14th, 2015
Ecologist: Worried about debt, defaults and deficits? Save up your concern for the real problem, writes Glen Barry. The systematic destruction Earth's natural ecosystems for short-term profit is the 'bubble' that underlies economic growth - and if allowed to continue its bursting will leave the Earth in a state of social, economic and ecological collapse.
The human family will only avert biosphere collapse if we choose to live more simply, share more with others, go back to the land, have fewer kids, protect...
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Love in the time of Ebola
Posted by Ecologist: Dr. Glen Barry on October 27th, 2014
Ecologist: The human family must come together now to stop Ebola in West Africa or risk a global pandemic that could potentially kill billions, writes Glen Barry. And that will mean solving, with equity and justice, the disease's root causes: rainforest loss, poverty, war and overpopulation.
In order to avoid global pandemic, the human family must show it loves each other and our shared Earth more than consuming stuff and political partisanship.
The Ebola epidemic in West Africa is doubling every 20...
Ecology: Life’s Connections
Posted by Ecologist: Dr. Glen Barry on October 25th, 2013
Ecologist: Ultimately, all humanity and all life have is the biosphere, the thin layer of life just above and below Earth’s surface, composed of ancient, miraculously evolved natural ecosystems. The natural Earth is a marvel - a complex coupling of species within ecosystems, whereby life begets life. Ecology is far more than the study of life and its environment. The word is used here as a synonym for ecosystems - the vibrant connections that emerge between species across scales, which cumulatively make life...