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The Meltdown Essays

The Meltdown Essays will be devoted to exploring a regrettable yet realistic prediction: that if the vested commercial and political interests (who profit from the status quo) continue to actively derail measures to tackle carbon emissions, they will create a vacuum into which violence will emerge as a necessary tool of climate advocates within the next 25 years.

Civilisation is Creaking…Part 1

April 19, 2020April 20, 2020dermymcnally Leave a comment

When I realised that life as we know it hangs in the balance...

Strange Wild Things

July 9, 2019July 9, 2019dermymcnally Leave a comment

Nature keeps giving and we keep taking...

Brexit: Madness or Forward Thinking?

January 12, 2019January 11, 2019dermymcnally Leave a comment
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The mainstream narrative in Europe is that Brexit was a monumental mistake mothered by populism and sired by in house political power struggles and lots of other domestic tribulations in the UK. On the other hand the British have been discussing a withdrawal from Europe for decades so it'd be hard to attribute the whole … Continue reading Brexit: Madness or Forward Thinking?

The Damned Letter

February 23, 2018April 19, 2018dermymcnally Leave a comment

In a dystopian future, an old man finds his birthday overshadowed by an unopened letter. Short Story (1700 words)

Meltdown 5: Heat turns up on Climate Change Deniers.

October 1, 2017October 1, 2017dermymcnally Leave a comment

Tolerance for Climate Change Deniers is running out...

Meltdown 4: Last Resort and Meltdown

September 6, 2017November 4, 2019dermymcnally Leave a comment

I look at the possible emergence of violence as a Last Resort before widespread environmental collapse.

Meltdown 3: Responsibility for Climate Change

August 21, 2017November 4, 2019dermymcnally 1 Comment

The biggest obstacle to progress lies with the commercial and political interests who obstruct meaningful progress to mitigate climate change despite being in full knowledge of the consequences of their actions.

Meltdown 2: Violence Already Happening

June 11, 2017November 4, 2019dermymcnally Leave a comment

Meltdown: Violence is already a large part of the climate change debate...

Meltdown 1: Will violence become a tool of climate advocates?

June 6, 2017November 4, 2019dermymcnally 2 Comments

This series of essays predicts that violence will emerge as a necessary tool of climate advocates within the next 25 years.

Meltdown 0.1: a starting point through poetry

May 16, 2017May 16, 2017dermymcnally Leave a comment

Meltdown: a starting point for where we are right now by way of a brief poem...

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