Today we were told the news As it happened And when more happened They told us the news again At the current rate of news the energy runs out quite soon A quick flash in the Pan of concern replaced by a few murders Car accidents consumed the next day And traffic troubles when Quite… Continue reading On the News
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Democracy
At least 10 percent of Germans Have. O sense of history And the 50 odd percent Who voted an idiot To be their most prescient Should be suspended next time From making the effort, to take the trouble To cast an uninformed vote
Climate change
We have consumed half of the resources of the world Or slightly more To build something that must re-capitalise half of the resources again Exponentially In order to maintain this human half life We compete to consume our finite sphere Accelerating entropy Without even the most basic understanding Of science
Das ding an sich
We make things And then more things That make more things Of every thing We make from every thing The market for A new thing From any thing Since every thing already exists We are really changing Our values #Dasdingansich #consumptionisentropy
In the event of war 2
They create fear and sell you their tale, that more weapons protect you from fears You buy the story, Yet fear the war that protects you from peace
Replacement
By 2030 the EU aims to generate 27% of its energy from renewable sources. However, the renewable-energy sector in Europe is heavily reliant on hydrocarbons for the supply of raw materials critical for the development of technology such as solar cells and wind turbines. http://ec.europa.eu/environment/integration/research/newsalert/pdf/chinese_supply_critical_raw_materials_pose_long_term_risks_european_wind_solar_industries_494na1_en.pdf
Rumours
I have started to hear the consequences of my consumption In broad daylight my armoire accuses me of killing an Amazonian frog to create it My iPad, calls to me at night, asking how many acres of habitat were disrupted, in order to mine its contents My batteries cry themselves to sleep, and dream of… Continue reading Rumours
Consumption 2
Trying to eat my way out of life I accidentally die Fortunately someone else is alive and continues the feast Until there is no more left At which point Everybody goes home to join me
Trying
I am trying to consume as speedily as possible I was told that my consumption, fuels the economy Which might otherwise run out I continue to believe Everything is infinitely fine Because if I stop the Economy dies taking everything else with it Sustainability becomes a belief that assuages all fault, Because, after all, if… Continue reading Trying
Myth 1
Renewables are renewable using renewable energy Only by doing several (presumably fatal) experiments is it possible to know what will break the back of a camel. Is it doubtful, based on the laws of physics, whether a battery or any other renewable source can be made without a surplus supply of energy. Economics tells us… Continue reading Myth 1
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