tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136626590097801169.post723303153228527757..comments2024-01-10T11:19:56.456-08:00Comments on What Is Sustainable: Hunting Strategies in Central EuropeWhat Is Sustainablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10227382786082159733noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136626590097801169.post-88439847455688707212017-06-16T13:05:38.202-07:002017-06-16T13:05:38.202-07:00Make Prayers to the Raven
Wisdom Sits in Places
Th...<a href="http://wildancestors.blogspot.com/2014/06/make-prayers-to-raven.html" rel="nofollow">Make Prayers to the Raven</a><br /><a href="http://wildancestors.blogspot.com/2014/08/wisdom-sits-in-places.html" rel="nofollow">Wisdom Sits in Places</a><br /><a href="http://wildancestors.blogspot.com/2012/03/harmless-people.html" rel="nofollow">The Harmless People</a><br /><a href="http://wildancestors.blogspot.com/2012/02/ohlone-way.html" rel="nofollow">The Ohlone Way</a><br /><a href="http://wildancestors.blogspot.com/2014/04/the-wayfinders.html" rel="nofollow">The Wayfinders</a><br /><a href="http://wildancestors.blogspot.com/2011/11/book-of-eskimos.html" rel="nofollow">Book of the Eskimos</a><br /><a href="http://wildancestors.blogspot.com/2015/12/indian-summer.html" rel="nofollow">Indian Summer</a><br /><a href="http://wildancestors.blogspot.com/2011/10/tending-wild.html" rel="nofollow">Tending the Wild</a><br /><a href="http://wildancestors.blogspot.com/2012/10/dont-sleep.html" rel="nofollow">Dont Sleep</a><br /><a href="http://wildancestors.blogspot.com/2017/02/the-falcon.html" rel="nofollow">The Falcon</a><br /><a href="http://wildancestors.blogspot.com/2012/01/human-cycle.html" rel="nofollow">The Human Cycle</a><br /><a href="http://wildancestors.blogspot.com/2012/02/forest-people.html" rel="nofollow">The Forest People</a><br /><a href="http://wildancestors.blogspot.com/2013/10/across-arctic-america.html" rel="nofollow">Across Arctic America</a><br /><a href="http://wildancestors.blogspot.com/2015/05/original-wisdom.html" rel="nofollow"> Original Wisdom</a>What Is Sustainablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10227382786082159733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136626590097801169.post-72276397840087511242017-06-15T22:57:29.639-07:002017-06-15T22:57:29.639-07:00Thanks a lot! I will check out those books for sur...Thanks a lot! I will check out those books for sure.<br /><br />Do you have any on the subject of the lifeways of hunter-gatherers, ancient or modern?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136626590097801169.post-5245004193131112182017-06-15T15:07:30.877-07:002017-06-15T15:07:30.877-07:00Hi Anonymous! You didn’t specify a subject of spe...Hi Anonymous! You didn’t specify a subject of specific interest. My core subject is ecological sustainability, so I’ll give you some options — a general intro to reality that every high school kid should be well versed in (but almost none are). Your library may have some, but not all.<br /><br />A New Green History of the World by Clive Ponting is an excellent condensed environmental history that devotes attention to most primary subjects. It’s very dense, not a pleasure to read, but a great reference book. Read it, and you’ll be a thousand times smarter than the president.<br /><br />Overshoot by William Catton provides the ABCs of ecology — overshoot, carrying capacity, drawdown, limits!!!<br /><br />A Forest Journey by John Perlin is the finest introduction to the history of forest mining.<br /><br />There are three good books on the history of soil mining:<br />Against the Grain by Richard Manning<br />Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations by David Montgomery<br />Topsoil and Civilization by Dale and Carter (very old, still OK, free download)<br /><br />Two books discuss limits to ongoing food production and population growth:<br />The End of Plenty by Joel Bourne (better)<br />The Coming Famine by Julian Cribb (pretty good, tries to be a bit hopeful)<br /><br />Extra credit:<br />Cadillac Desert by Marc Reisner describes water mining in the U.S. — dams, irrigation systems, etc.<br />Grassland by Richard Manning describes grazing and damage to prairie ecosystems.<br />Renewable Energy Cannot Sustain a Consumer Society by Ted Trainer describes the serious limitations of alternative energy.<br />Afterburn by Richard Heinberg describes the approaching limits on fossil energy.<br />What Is Sustainablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10227382786082159733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136626590097801169.post-31007806300436657482017-06-14T14:20:50.154-07:002017-06-14T14:20:50.154-07:00Hi!
Could you please list 5 books that you conside...Hi!<br />Could you please list 5 books that you consider must-reads?<br /><br />Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136626590097801169.post-40698024693760882472017-06-10T17:58:39.301-07:002017-06-10T17:58:39.301-07:00Rick, I like your definition better than mine. If ...Rick, I like your definition better than mine. If I am paying attention to what is happening to my body in the here and now, I do feel very sane and I am more likely to live sustainably in both my own skin and the environment. I know a few who live that way and their sanity rubs off when I'm around them. Thom Hawkinsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136626590097801169.post-25294779179854741352017-06-07T11:15:53.077-07:002017-06-07T11:15:53.077-07:00Hi Anonymous! My blog is focused on ecological su...Hi Anonymous! My blog is focused on ecological sustainability and environmental history. My objective is to be helpful to folks who are actively interested in learning about these subjects. <br /><br />I think it would be good to understand the meaning of ecological sustainability before the lights go out. Some humans may survive the collapse, and the impacts of runaway warming. It would be nice if they understood the mistakes we've been repeating for thousands of years. <br /><br />Zerzan does talk about civilization, domestication, and wild cultures. My blog provides a lot of information on these subjects. Anarchists are focused on eliminating civilization. I'm focused on sustainability. What Is Sustainablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10227382786082159733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136626590097801169.post-24409015097377766482017-06-07T10:58:40.197-07:002017-06-07T10:58:40.197-07:00Hi Artist! The prez is not a lone hyena. We'...Hi Artist! The prez is not a lone hyena. We're all parasites on the environment, and millions think the prez is awesome. Not me. He'll get us to the cliff a bit faster. America is in no mood to abandon the consumer lifestyle.What Is Sustainablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10227382786082159733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136626590097801169.post-38431293512049512392017-06-07T10:53:55.940-07:002017-06-07T10:53:55.940-07:00Hi Thom! What is sane? Maybe think like an anima...Hi Thom! What is sane? Maybe think like an animal. Pay attention. Live in the here and now. Eat, reproduce, sleep. I don't think that chimps and bonobos get very involved with rational thinking. Reason can lead to realities like the one outside your window.What Is Sustainablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10227382786082159733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136626590097801169.post-29814657153513959122017-06-07T03:12:21.246-07:002017-06-07T03:12:21.246-07:00Hey, just found this blog, looks great. Just wonde...Hey, just found this blog, looks great. Just wondering how come you didn't review any Zerzan?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136626590097801169.post-40274192964806323202017-06-06T06:54:29.565-07:002017-06-06T06:54:29.565-07:00No wonder our species prefers insanity--one can ju...No wonder our species prefers insanity--one can just pretend the hyenas aren't out there. What is your definition of sanity, Rick? I think of a sane person as someone with a reliable and dependable understanding of what is real, someone who is reasonable and rational.Thom Hawkinsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136626590097801169.post-314276481805746222017-06-05T19:57:12.758-07:002017-06-05T19:57:12.758-07:00Now the US has a spotted hyena for president. And ...Now the US has a spotted hyena for president. And among this hyena's prey is the resource rich natural environment. Here they come is right. Got traps?the artist known as spacious critterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116559165058258546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136626590097801169.post-24542144119427459962017-06-05T17:21:01.869-07:002017-06-05T17:21:01.869-07:00Thanks for all your posts on behalf of the future,...Thanks for all your posts on behalf of the future, Rick!<br /><br />Warmly, and getting warmer every year,<br /><br />~ Michael (and Connie)Michael Dowdhttp://thegreatstory.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136626590097801169.post-44033772120334021122017-06-05T16:32:18.736-07:002017-06-05T16:32:18.736-07:00Well, back on the steppe in Pleistocene Europe, th...Well, back on the steppe in Pleistocene Europe, there were 225 pound spotted hyenas that ran in packs. Here they come. You’ve got a spear. There are no trees. Life has always been interesting.What Is Sustainablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10227382786082159733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136626590097801169.post-661229380191588272017-06-05T14:06:58.576-07:002017-06-05T14:06:58.576-07:00Can there be any doubt? We live in a global madho...Can there be any doubt? We live in a global madhouse. I try to hang out with escapees only. Escape is deeply frowned upon by the inmates. They don't believe there is any thing to escape to. Secret: Yes, there is. Don't tell anybody. It would get too crowded out here.Thom Hawkinsnoreply@blogger.com