Facing Future Update
The Facing Future team attended both COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt and the biodiversity conference, COP15 in Montréal, Quebec, Canada. At COP27 the team gave six press conferences and a listing of the programs is available here. The team attending COP15 provided a debriefing of their observations in this video.
Mission
Blog
May 30, 2023
The Supreme Court is effectively axing a major component of the Clean Water Act, rolling back 50 years of wetland protection in a declaration of war against nature by changing . . .
May 28, 2023
Small Modular Reactors (SMR) are the new nuclear craze, especially with the U.S. Congress, as America’s representatives see SMRs as a big answer to energy needs and reduction of greenhouse . . .
May 26, 2023
The upper atmosphere is cooling too fast for comfort. Global warming is only one half of the impact of excessive CO2 emissions generated by cars, planes, trains, and industry. The . . .
May 19, 2023
It’s official, according to a speech by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, the United States is jumping off the neoliberal globalization bandwagon (a root cause of domestic extremism) and it . . .
May 12, 2023
Global warming and extensive overfishing have damaged ocean ecosystems well beyond recognition from only a few decades ago. Still, on its own accord, the ocean stood tall for over 3 . . .
April 29, 2023
Nuclear war is unthinkable, but also uncontrollable once a spark is lit. There’s no turning back once that big misstep occurs. Indeed, the film Dr. Strangelove (Director Stanley Kubrick, 1964 . . .
Testimonial
Former Vice President of the United States and Environmentalist.
FacingFuture.TV
May 19, 2022
The ecosystem and civilization are unraveling in this decade. As the power of Nature becomes more evident, so does the call for the citizens of wealthy nations to make profound lifestyle changes. Our adolescence is over. . . .
March 9, 2022
We need #biodiversity, not only in the environment, but also in our diet. Dr. T. Colin Campbell first introduced what he called a “plant-based diet” to prevent disease in the 1980’s. He is joined in this discussion by oncologist Dr. Barry Boyd, . . .
November 16, 2021
The AR6 recognizes that the release of Methane, a greenhouse gas over 80 times more potent than CO2 over the first 20 years, poses an extremely serious threat. #DaphneWysham, #PeterWadhams . . .
September 9, 2021
The 2021 Intergovernmental Panel On Climate Change, #IPCC, report marks an alarming turning point, but its summary message for policy makers misses the reality that stabilizing at 1.5-2°C over pre- . . .
December 9, 2018
Greta Thunberg is joined by her father Svante to talk about her path from an unknown Swedish school girl to an internationally recognized climate leader. If governments don't give a . . .
December 18, 2020
gency is upon us. Pandemics and security breaches pale in comparison in terms of danger to humanity and life on Earth. We will either act to save ourselves, or become . . .
Facing Future Library
We Are Being Warned
Humanity is on a collision course with Nature.
A damaged Nature will survive. We may not.
We must change course to avert an ecological disaster.
Atmosphere
Air pollution is the release of substances into the air that are detrimental to both human health and the well-being...
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Clean Water
Today fully one-sixth of the world’s human population lacks access to clean drinking water, and more than two million people—mostly...
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Oceans
Human activities are threatening the health of the world's oceans. More than 80 percent of marine pollution comes from land-based...
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Soil
It is the fragile 'skin' that anchors all life on Earth, comprised of countless species creating a dynamic, complex ecosystem....
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Forests
Deforestation is clearing Earth's forests on a massive scale, often resulting in damage to the quality of the land....
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Biodiversity
World Wildlife Foundation estimates 60% of global biodiversity loss results from clearing land for meat-based diets. Humans are a ‘force...
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Population
Unsustainable growth Until the early 19th century, fewer than a billion people lived on Earth. As of 2018, there are...
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Climate
Climate change has already begun to transform life on Earth. Without action, the impacts of climate change threaten to catastrophically damage our...
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Diet
What’s Good for the Planet, is Good for You "If one cares about the environment, one must care about eating...
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Economic Growth
Infinite Growth on a Finite Planet “Global civilization has an operating system. It is disastrously flawed. It is killing us....
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Humanity is on a collision course with nature.
We must take action if we are to survive.
Activism and Civil Disobedience
Activism and Civil Disobedience Now more than ever, citizens of the world must take action regarding the climate crisis. Activism is...
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Legal Remedies
Have you heard of anyone going to court to obtain protection from climate change impacts? Or to sue a company...
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Adopt a Plant Rich Diet
If you're looking for something you can do starting immediately that will have the biggest most profound impact on the...
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Fly Less
Flying is bad for the environment and a major driver of climate change. The number of flights is forecast to...
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Distinguish Needs and Wants
"Distinguish between real needs and artificial wants and control the latter," is a quote from Mahatma Gandhi that quite aptly...
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Regard All Life as Sacred
Regard All Life as Sacred Regard all life as sacred because that is what sustains us on this planet. There...
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