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HomeMy WebLinkAbout072723 FW_ End Times _ PCI Messenger July 2023 ________________________________ From: Post Carbon Institute Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2023 8:45:32 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Greg Brotherton Subject: End Times | PCI Messenger July 2023 ________________________________ ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. ________________________________ <https://mcusercontent.com/311db31977054c5ef58219392/images/58d51a9a-0297-cbfa-fdb9-7f7cbc015a00.jpg> We are living through the hottest month in recorded history. That’s all we’re really thinking about this month. <https://postcarbon.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=311db31977054c5ef58219392&id=e8002753a0&e=229f6020b9> ARE THESE THE END TIMES? by Richard Heinberg Peter Turchin’s latest book, End Times: Elites, Counter-Elites, and the Path of Political Disintegration, is receiving glowing reviews. Its message is highly relevant to our collective understanding of the emerging global polycrisis and what needs to be done to minimize it. Turchin began his career as an evolutionary biologist, analyzing large datasets to clarify patterns in population dynamics in insects and other organisms. Turchin, who now refers to himself as a complexity scientist, is an emeritus professor at the University of Connecticut, a project leader at the Complexity Science Hub in Vienna, and a research associate at the University of Oxford. I was delighted when Peter consented to engage with me in an emailed interview about his most recent book. 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Flooding damaged homes and businesses. Roads and bridges washed out, and communities have been cut off from the rest of the state. Vermont has walked this path before, after Tropical Storm Irene, and we are not alone in facing a recovery now. As the climate crisis deepens, more places will be spending more time in recovery mode. Recovery isn’t just a difficult task. It’s also one with lasting consequences. Rebuilt infrastructure will — hopefully — stand for decades to come. Over its lifetime, it will influence climate resilience, carbon emissions, health, well-being and social equity. 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