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Dark Optimism – The Album

Dark Optimism – The Album

by Shaun Chamberlin | Feb 18, 2017 | All Posts, Climate Change, Cultural stories, Favourite posts, Reviews and recommendations

Because why not? I have a passion for tracking down that elusive rarity — songs that speak to our times of ecological collapse and don’t suck! And thanks to several Dark Optimism readers, my collection’s growing, from a wide range of genres. Back in 2011,...
The Dangers of Carbon Pricing, and the Canny Way Forward

The Dangers of Carbon Pricing, and the Canny Way Forward

by Shaun Chamberlin | May 29, 2015 | All Posts, Climate Change, Cultural stories, Economics, Out and about, Politics, TEQs (Tradable Energy Quotas), Transition Movement

Lately we’ve seen the president of the World Bank and ‘business leaders from the very carbon-intensive industries’ pushing for carbon pricing (taxes or ‘carbon trading’ schemes). This is intended to demonstrate their deep change of heart...

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