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    We Have Breached Multiple Planetary Boundaries

    November 28, 2022 - By Alex

    We already crossed six of the nine boundaries. This is not the hopeful message we were all waiting for. We really are screwed. Our Planet is a complex entity. That means that the consequences of degrading earth's systems are complex to predict.

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    Wood Pellets for Heating Were a Blind Alley

    August 26, 2022 - By Alex

    Politicians encouraged many households and businesses to switch to wood pellets for heating. Wood pellets, woodchips, and biodiesel were advertised as a climate-friendly alternative. Plus, you could save a ton of money on your heating bill. Wood pellets for heating were a clear winner. For climate and wallet. Until now.

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    We Are Not Separate From Nature

    August 21, 2022 - By Alex

    In the western world, we have held a long philosophical tradition. It is the idea, that we are not separate from nature. Instead, the guiding philosophy has been that we are above nature. We believed that we can control it. We had a strong belief, that we could bend natural…

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    The Military Is Destroying the Environment

    August 11, 2022 - By Alex

    About 3 years ago, I first began researching the impact of military activities on our planet. A notable example I found was the poisoning of groundwater wells in California.

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    Germany’s Green Mobility Revolution Will Not Be Televised

    August 7, 2022 - By Alex

    Germany is in deep shit for several reasons. For years, we relied on cheap fossil fuels from Russia. Now we are begging for oil from equally vile regimes, instead of pushing for energy independence. And that dependence will not go away. Not if the only solution to solve the transport…

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    The Era of Cheap Flights Might Be Coming to an End

    July 11, 2022 - By Alex

    The airlines are reeling after Covid. The lockdowns are a major reason for that. The flight companies had to fire many employees during the pandemic. Now, they are not coming back.

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    The Supreme Court Put a Bomb Under All Environmental Regulations

    July 2, 2022 - By Alex

    Almost unmentioned by mainstream media, the Supreme Court issued another ruling. It has just given the green light to capitalists to destroy the environment at will.

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    No, Germany Will Not Be Free From Climate Change Consequences

    June 19, 2022 - By Alex

    Until now, we westerners have relied on an assumption. Western countries will not suffer too much from the effects of climate change. That assumption is wrong. I believed it as well. After all, we have so many possibilities, that other countries don't have. We have enormous wealth we stole from…

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    Electric Vehicles Are Not Gonna Make Us Sustainable

    June 14, 2022 - By Alex

    People buy plenty of cars. Not necessarily out of need. But because we bought into the idea of owning a car. It is a symbol of freedom and self-realization. Electric Vehicles will not change that.

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    Excessive Consumption Is a Real Issue

    June 11, 2022 - By Alex

    We do need to become minimalist. Minimalist in the sense that we only buy things, if they solve a real problem for us. Like having a real bed. But we cannot buy into the bullshit consumption.

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