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The unit of survival is organism plus environment. We are learning by bitter experience that the organism which destroys its environment destroys itself.
– Gregory Bateson

Links for 8/3/25

Thomas Neuburger: Rethinking Collapse

Brian Wilson Obituary

New research shows surfers, swimmers and runners face higher risk of melanoma

Carbon-offset schemes aren’t prepared for forests to burn

Vinyl Minded With the Legends of Surf Guitar

The antidote to the Jaws effect: These photos show a softer side of great white sharks

George Carlin Talks About Anti-War Protests and the John Birch Society in a 1965 Stand-Up Routine

The Metals Company applied to the U.S. for a deep-sea mining license

I drove 300 miles in rural Virginia, then asked police to send me their public surveillance footage of my car. Here’s what I learned.

Modern Water Wars: Now Compete With Data Centres To Access Water

Geothermal energy potential could power US thousands of times over

The American Oil Industry’s Playbook, Illustrated: How Drillers Offload Costly Cleanup Onto the Public

Wendy Bearer Bull

The origin story of climate denial



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Events
November 23rd: ‘Kua marara hoki ng? mana o t?na kaha ki runga i te katoa’ 4 August 2025 – 23 November 2025 February 19th: World Surfing Conservation Conference on the Gold Coast March 1st: Jack Kirby: Heroes and Humanity January 31st: Surf! 100 Years of Waveriding in Cornwall