Skip to content
Standard Reader
Log in
Tag

Anthropocene

Articles and publications tagged Anthropocene across the Atmosphere.

8articles1publication
gordonbrander.com
gordonbrander.comJun 17, 2026
Coordination technologies
In chronological* order: Kinship systems Religion Art Clothing/jewelry Music Gift exchange Language Oral recitation Written language Law Money Bureaucracy Voting Double-entry bookkeeping Facts Scientific method Peer review Printing Markets…
anthropocenecoordination
gordonbrander.com
gordonbrander.comOct 28, 2025
Prime Movers of Globalization
Smil looks at the Diesel engine and its impact on civilization. Globalization is basically Diesel-powered.
anthropocenebook
gordonbrander.com
gordonbrander.comJan 21, 2018
A Case for Climate Engineering
A Case for Climate Engineering is a little book that makes a high-level pitch for careful geoengineering. It is designed to convince policy makers in a hurry and doesn't go into deep detail, but offers a good overview of the methods, drawbacks, and…
anthropocenebook
gordonbrander.com
gordonbrander.comJan 14, 2018
Aurora
An ecological novel disguised as hard sci-fi.
anthropocenebook
gordonbrander.com
gordonbrander.comJan 10, 2018
Energy Transitions
Smil's deeply researched assessment of what it will take for civilization to transition to renewable energy. We've transitioned from one energy source to another several times before: people to animal, animal to wood, wood to coal, coal to oil.…
anthropocenebook
gordonbrander.com
gordonbrander.comJan 10, 2018
Harvesting the Biosphere
Harvesting the Biosphere (Vaclav Smil, 2012) examines a single question in great detail: "what is the carrying capacity of the planet?" How many of us can it support? Photosynthesis is nature's great freebie. Earth is a closed system and…
anthropocenebook
gordonbrander.com
gordonbrander.comJan 10, 2018
The Drawdown
The drawdown is a catalog of climate change interventions, scored by impact. Drawdown is the work of a prominent and growing coalition of geologists, engineers, agronomists, researchers, fellows, writers, climatologists, biologists, botanists,…
anthropocenebook
gordonbrander.com
gordonbrander.comMar 31, 2017
Carbon sinks
There are 5 carbon sinks that are actuatable on a short time scale: Atmosphere (smallest sink) Plants Topsoil Surface ocean layers Fossil Fuel Reserves (largest sink) Carbonate rock and deep ocean are both long-term sinks that change on the order…
anthropocenefundamental-needs

You've reached the end.