It is always easier—and more profitable—to align oneself with existing wealth and power than to resist it on the principled grounds of justice, equity, or stewardship. While the pursuit of profit rewards speed, scale, and indifference, conservation demands restraint and the acceptance of limits.…

History and HubrisOver a century ago RMS Titanic vanished into the North Atlantic ocean, sunk by an iceberg indifferent to its passengers’ wealth, the vessel’s speed, or its ambitious ocean crossing schedule. The sinking was due to hubris, really—its captain’s pursuit of a record-fast crossing time…

Imagine your kitchen fridge is completely packed with ice, and the room is slowly warming up due to the heat from the fridge's motor and coils running continuously. The kitchen gets gradually warmer.Now someone opens the fridge door and leaves it open.What happens?For a while, the kitchen actually…

In Fahrenheit 9/11 Michael Moore rather rudely sets out to show George W Bush to be an illegitimate president, a fool, and hopelessly compromised and corrupted by big oil and its business links to Saudi Arabia. Whatever your politics you'll have difficulty convincing yourself that he doesn't…