The Expanding Case for Compression
July 7, 2010 by Vincent · Leave a Comment
July 2, 2010
The opening chapter of the book, Compression, could only reference a few reasons why Compression appears necessary. The main objective, of course, is to drastically reduce consumption of resources. Almost any problem of the 21st century can be alleviated by simply processing and consuming less stuff. But why?
The case [...]
Our “Titanic Syndrome”
June 17, 2010 by admin2 · Leave a Comment
We suffer from “Titanic Syndrome”: a collective disbelief that a big, state-of-the-art ship can sink, and that disaster is real, not cosmetic. That disbelief blinds us to the realities that we now face.
First off, no amount of money will restore the Gulf to what it was. We can only pay for partial remediation, and even [...]
Compression and Sustainability
May 31, 2010 by Vincent · Leave a Comment
May 27, 2010
Sustainability is a big umbrella term addressing a host of issues. Many writers emphasize only a few aspects of sustaining the planet in condition to support life, but the scope of concerns is so broad that it’s difficult – or impossible — to think about them all at once.
Consequently, an [...]
Routine Disruption
May 14, 2010 by admin2 · Leave a Comment
The psychology of disasters is simple: We prefer not to think about them until we have to–which is always too late.
Increasingly, disaster thinking is about risk mitigation: What needs to be done to lower expenses and put in place protection from litigation should systems fail. It is a policy designed [...]
Compression 2010
May 1, 2010 by admin2 · Leave a Comment
Compression: ideas and solutions for a crowded planet.