one.point.zero - Colin O'Brien's weblog

Why bother? That really is the big question facing us as individuals hoping to do something about climate change, and it's not an easy one to answer.

Michael Pollan, first-class as always.

Why bother? That really is the big question facing us as individuals hoping to do something about climate change, and it's not an easy one to answer.

Michael Pollan, first-class as always.

It doesn't take a student of psychology to tell us that if you keep moving the goal posts and offer little in the way of hope, then most people will simply give up trying

That's exactly what's happening

if it's clear that the risk is high, people will work together to reach a common goal. But if it's in the balance, then selfishness takes over

selfishness v altruism on climate change

Thought-provoking profile of James Lovelock and his definitely funereal outlook for the planet.

How it all ends

How can branding help (or hinder) climate change?

From Glitch To Blog House – is electronic music more stagnant and conservative than we’d like to think?

it is a serious distortion to imply, as the top ten lists usually do, that there is any equivalence between these lifestyle preferences and the serious decisions that really reduce emissions

Little efforts do not big changes make

Geoengineering could work to control climate change but could never stop. A single mistake and things would be worse than when we started.