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The climate futurist presents a sobering analysis of America’s future in the face of climate change—and how we can prepare to make the most of it.
After decades of missed opportunities, the door to a sustainable future has closed, and the future we face now is one in which today's industrial civilization unravels in the face of uncontrolled climate change and resource depletion. What is the world going to look like when all these changes have run their course?
John Michael Greer seeks to answer this question, using a clear-eyed analysis of ecology, economics, and history to discern what the next 500 years or so might look like. As globalization ends, the United States—and Western civilization—will enter the stages of decline and fall.
Though Dark Age America offers an uncompromising assessment of our collective future, it is by no means without hope. Knowing where we're headed is a crucial step in responding to the challenges of the future and doing what we can now to help our descendants make the most of the world we're leaving them.
John Michael Greer , historian of ideas and one of the most influential authors exploring the future of industrial society, writes the widely cited weekly blog "The Archdruid Report" and has published more than thirty books on ecology, history, and nature spirituality. His involvement in sustainability issues dates back to the early 1980s, when he was active in the Appropriate Technology movement and became certified as a Master Conserver. He is the author of numerous titles, including The Long Descent, The Ecotechnic Future, The Wealth of Nature, and After Progress. He lives in Cumberland, MD, an old mill town in the Appalachians, with his wife Sara.
Chapter One: The Wake of Industrial Civilization
Chapter Two: The Ecological Aftermath
Chapter Three: The Demographic Consequences
Chapter Four: The Political Unraveling
Chapter Five: The Economic Collapse
Chapter Six: The Suicide of Science
Chapter Seven: The Twilight of Technology
Chapter Eight: The Dissolution of Culture
Chapter Nine: The Road to a Renaissance
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
A Note About the Publisher