The Guardian view on Artemis II: the light and dark sides of the moon | Editorial Editorial: The threat posed by a new space race is real. But so is the wonder of humankind’s reaching for the skies

"Space-focused techno-optimism shades into moral nihilism when it opts for fantasies of colonising new worlds in preference to policies aimed at protecting the one we already have."
The Artemis Ii mission distracts.
#TechScepticism
#EcologicalLimits
#BigBlueMarble
#Anthropocene
#Earthrise #Earthset

The Guardian view on Artemis II: the light and dark sides of the moon | Editorial Editorial: The threat posed by a new space race is real. But so is the wonder of humankind’s reaching for the skies

"Space-focused techno-optimism shades into moral nihilism when it opts for fantasies of colonising new worlds in preference to policies aimed at protecting the one we already have."
The Artemis II mission distracts.
#TechScepticism
#EcologicalLimits
#BigBlueMarble
#Anthropocene
#Earthrise #Earthset

not many #SDG approaches address population & economic growth, consistently avoiding root causes of ecological overshoot. Real #sustainability means challenging the growth paradigm, not just managing symptoms.
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#SDGs #Degrowth #UrbanDevelopment #EcologicalLimits

Blue Economy: Promises Sustainability but Delivers Scarcity - Stratheia Analysis of the Blue Economy narrative, exposing how extractive practices, weak governance, and militarized fishing threaten ocean.

True ocean sustainability begins with ecological limits, not economic ambition.
#OceanConservation #EcologicalLimits #SustainableSeas
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‘Human exceptionalism is at the root of the ecological crisis’ — Harvard Gazette Saving the planet requires getting over ourselves, argues Christine Webb, author of ”The Arrogant Ape.”

Us humans have got to get over ourselves… our own arrogance is pushing Earth, our home to its #EcologicalLimits 🌍

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PNAS Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...

Here’s the danger, one we’ve been warning about for over a decade: when coral cover drops too low, recovery can stall. The reef remains, but it’s broken, quiet, empty. That’s the tipping point: when bouncing back is harder than collapse. The alarm’s been ringing.
#EcologicalLimits