We’re Doing it Wrong
Last Updated on October 16, 2020
Book Recommendation
The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History
by Elizabeth Kolbert (2014)
Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Elizabeth Kolbert helps us to better understand the rapidly changing world. According to her analysis, the scientific message written in our past is emerging once again in our present. We are experiencing an extinction crisis.
As well as climate change, humans are perpetuating extensive wildlife collapse. It’s simultaneously maddening and frustrating, while it is also terrifying. We are currently destroying & endangering life on a global scale. In doing so, we are also endangering ourselves and our future.
The Frightening Reality
While science has helped shed light on our past, unfortunately it is not impacting our current decision-making as much as it should. We now know that the earth has already undergone some pretty dramatic changes since life first appeared. These changes were huge, and resulted in extensive extinction events.
As Kolbert explains, the earth has already undergone 5 massive extinction events. We are currently experiencing the 6th. This time however, it is humans that are to blame for this large-scale death and destruction.
Click the image to learn more about the human impact on animal populations.
The Need For Change
We need to acknowledge this, and act accordingly. It will require that we change, if we wish to avert the brutal consequences. Although the message is a difficult one, it is especially critical. All the more reason to learn more about it. With new extinction information being released with increasing frequency (click the image above), the picture is becoming increasing bleak.
There has to be another way! Kolbert’s book works to help put things in perspective, and better appreciate the gravity of the situation. As dire as it seems, there is still time to act. Unlike previous extinction events, humans weren’t around to do anything about it. We can now.
“This Time, Humans Are The Asteroid.”
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[…] Written by Elizabeth Kolbert this compelling book is a powerful indication of the extensive changes that are currently underway on our planet. Due to the excesses of human activity, we are bringing about the next (6th) mass extinction of life on this planet. We are dooming countless species, and quite possibly ourselves, with no grand external threat to blame. Click here for more. […]
[…] growth, and uncurbed resource extraction, pollution, & destruction is bringing out the 6th mass extinction. We know the climate is changing, and that we are the cause (see also Running Low On Time). So why […]
[…] Rebellion represents yet another organization that has been making the news. The earth is undergoing a mass extinction event, and humans are the cause. However, some impassioned people are taking action in the belief that we can do […]
[…] Unfortunately, we’re not as considerate for the other creatures that share our natural world, and they are disappearing at incredibly alarming rates due to human activity (see We’re DoingIt Wrong). […]
[…] news is often depressing & discouraging. Indeed, there are so many examples of humans being a scourge to nature and wildlife. Humanity’s relationship with our own species isn’t often seen as that much better. […]
[…] it’s all the life on earth that is threatened by our destructive tendencies. Millions are already suffering from the effects of climate change, […]
[…] This is a clear message to retain in light of all the climate change denying and fossil fuel lobbying. The truth is not pleasant. We are warming the planet, endangering human civilization, and threatening countless species. […]
[…] definitely use this motivation. Our natural world is being threatened, the environment eroded, and species are being wiped out on a massive scale. We must fight to stop this! We can help human society to transition towards sustainability. The […]