From H-Net, a review of Global Environmental History by I. G. Simmons. From The Trumpeter, an essay on the environment and the old sciences. Was it a cultural thing, that is, in the 1960s environmentalism came to be associated with hippies and peaceniks? An interview with Lester Brown on his plan to stop climate change. Conor Clarke interviews Thomas Schelling on global warming (and part 2). From New Matilda, faced with the threat of climate change, The Australian is recruiting Trots to fight greenies in its opinion pages; and they're happy to talk light bulbs, bikes and renewable energy, but when it comes to population control, the anti-climate change crusaders fall silent. An article on why people don't act on climate change. Buying the environment to save capitalism: An article on the domination of neoliberal ideology within the environmental movement. After abandoning the mainstream environmental policy agenda, what options would remain in pursuit of environmental justice and protection? From National Geographic, some scientists say we need a Plan B: a giant sunshade that would cool the whole planet. A review of The Medea Hypothesis: Is Life on Earth Ultimately Self-Destructive? by Peter Ward. Here's a top 10 checklist: How societies can avoid "ecocide".
