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The Anthropocene or peak humanity?

Erle C. Ellis and Wayne G. Lutters (UMBC), Dorian Q. Fuller (UCL), and Jed O. Kaplan (Geneva): Dating the Anthropocene: Towards an Empirical Global History of Human Transformation of the Terrestrial Biosphere. Jairus Grove (Hawaii): A Recently Apocalyptic Tone in Everything: The Anthropocene or Peak Humanity? Bruce Matthews (Bard): Schelling in the Anthropocene: A New Mythology of Nature. Leslie Thiele (Florida): Political Theory in the Anthropocene: Sustainability and Human Rights. McKenzie Wark on critical theory after the Anthropocene. From the latest issue of De Ethica, Casey Rentmeester (Finlandia): Do No Harm: A Cross-Disciplinary, Cross-Cultural Climate Ethics. Javier Solana proposes a climate-change strategy that depends on scaling up promising local initiatives. Emily Atkin on how Coca Cola, Heinz and other major food companies warn climate change threatens business (and more). Salomon Orellana on how minor parties help address climate change. Lawrence MacDonald on deliberative polling as a catalyst for action on climate change. Paul Haynes (Royal Holloway): The Challenge of Climate Change: Key Themes in Active Engagement. From TNR, acting against climate change won't cost as much as you think; this diagram could hold the key to fixing our ailing planet; and climate change is about to have a populist moment: Rebecca Leber on why an upcoming demonstration in NYC is so important; and on how this might be Obama's last chance to do something major about climate change. Ari Phillips on everything you need to know to attend the biggest climate march in history. This changes nothing: Cory Morningstar on why the People's Climate March guarantees climate catastrophe.