Firebird Journal

Survival and Renewal in the Anthropocene

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Philip S. Wenz

  I asked ChatterBot, my AI research assistant, if there are ways to predict the behavior of complex systems. CB answered, “…predicting the behavior of complex systems is inherently challenging…

I visited Lahaina, back in the day. My girlfriend and I pitched a tent and camped on the beach just south of town, where ginormous hotels now block access to…

At the rate we’re going this time we’re in now, as filled with catastrophe as it is, will be referred to as “the good old days.” Mary Sweeney commenting in…

   NASA’s 2023 Earth Day poster — part of a global event to raise Earth Consciousness “Avoiding climate breakdown will require cathedral thinking. We must lay the foundation while we…

“I have a child who is of an age that he could live to see the year 2100. So this isn’t such a remote problem.” — David Wrathall, Oregon State…

This article is part of the series What’s Next for the Planet? Read the series introduction. “The climate crisis is becoming a financial crisis.” — NY Times article titled “Climate…

This article is part of the series What’s Next for the Planet? Read the series introduction. “At least 89.3 million people around the world have been forced to flee their…

“It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future.” — Yogi Berra     From the time humans first appeared on the earth, planning ahead was one of our essential survival…

This is the fourth post in a four-part series on methane. Read posts #1, #2 and #3 “There are plenty of things to love about induction ranges, whether you’re obsessed…

This is the third post in a four-part series on methane. Read posts #1, #2 and #4. “The end of natural gas has to start with its name,” Rebecca Leber,…

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Contents

Books by Philip S. Wenz

Your Ecological House is a homeowner and designer’s guide to creating a “home ecosystem,” an integrated habitat that conserves and produces energy, reduces waste and produces food and other goods.

This upcoming book discussed three possible futures — ” bad,” “good,” and “likely” — for the planet and humanity in the Anthropocene.

Read the Synopsis.