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Is Climate Change Inaction Like the Sinking of the Titanic?

May 7, 2015 @ 23:46 By Gavin Webber 10 Comments

Who feels like we are all on the RMS Titanic, sailing full steam ahead, not knowing that the iceberg was about to appear on the horizon?  I do for one and increasingly so now.  I wrote a version of this article way back in 2009, and have rewritten it for current day events.  Not much has changed in those six years.

As were the passengers and crew of this mighty vessel were unaware of the fate on its maiden voyage, so are most of the 7 billion passengers also unaware of the fate that awaits the Mothership Earth.

Now this post is not meant to offend the memories of the Titanic tragedy, but written to offer a simple comparison against the events of that voyage, and the plight of our current civilisation and vessel that holds and nurtures us—our home Mothership Earth.  It is a call to action to awaken those passengers still in a deep slumber.

RMS Titanic

I have written this article because there is a strong connection to the RMS Titanic story within our family.  You see, my wife Kim’s Great Grandfather, William James Major, was a fireman on-board this ship.

Had he been at his post and in one of the boiler rooms fulfilling his duty, his chances of survival would have been slim indeed.  Thankfully, he was off duty, and was one of the crewmen allocated to lifeboat #13, and out of the 2,227 passengers and crew members who set sail, only 705 Titanic passengers and crew survived, him being one of them.  That is a 31.6% survival rate.

There were many factors that lead to the sinking of the Titanic on her maiden voyage, and I shall attempt to compare some of these events to the apparent chosen path of the passengers of Mothership Earth, if we to continue to maintain our current course and speed.

The Titanic was deemed by many to be ‘unsinkable’ which instilled a false sense of security amongst the passengers and crew.  The captain,  Edward Smith was a capable seaman and this was planned to be his retirement voyage.  Also on-board were Bruce Ismay, Chairman of the White Star Line.  Mr Ismay had a point to prove, and wanted to be the first trans-atlantic liner to set a new record crossing time.

The bridge crew and the helmsmen were never really in control of this behemoth of a vessel, but mere puppets as you shall read later.  So it was inevitable that the order from Mr Ismay to the Captain upon setting sail from Cherbourg, was to increase power, and therefore speed, for the entire voyage.

With the course set in, and power and speed increased, with no regard of the safety of the vessel.

So, image the bridge crew as Our Australian Government and their buddies as vested interest (i.e. Fossil Fool industry) around the world, and liken them to the Captain, Mr Ismay, the powerful owner of the White Star line, Mr Ismay’s father, as the greedy corporations of our current time.  We, my friends, are the passengers and crew of this mighty Mothership Earth.  Increased power for the corporations, and relaxation and comfort for all those passengers who choose to sail on her.  We have everything we would ever need even if we don’t know we actually need it yet.  The peak of luxury in our age.

But unknown to the passengers of the Titanic, some of the lifeboats had been removed to make way for a gymnasium for first class passengers.  This left the ship without a full capability of lifeboats should the unthinkable happen to the unsinkable!  I compare this to our current fossil fuel situation.  Our conventional oil and natural gas supplies have peaked soon, and the climate crisis is going from bad to worse. Many on Mothership Earth will start to miss out on a seat in the lifeboat, and panic will prevail, just as it did on the Titanic.

Many ice warnings were sent to the ship during the voyage, in fact 21 warnings including 7 on the day of the tragedy.  As ordered the Titanic steamed onward at top speed towards the reported pack ice that was drifting down from Greenland.  The two radiomen on-board passed the warnings to the bridge officers throughout the day, and these in turn were passed on to Captain Smith who ignored them, due to the insistence of Mr Ismay.

The radiomen were mostly kept busy during the day sending stock market messages from the wealthy on-board and receiving quotes back from the NYSE.  Even when the radiomen received a signal at 11pm from the steamship Californian, who was 10 miles to the Northwest, to inform the Titanic that she had stopped for the night by ice blocking her way.  One of the radiomen on the ill-fated ship sent back a snappy reply, “Shut up old man I’m busy.”

So to compare the two comparisons, the science community have given us all, including our government, many warnings about climate change and so far have done little to prevent its occurrence.  The media, corporations and economists are infatuated by continued economic growth to the detriment of the resources supplied on loan to us by Mothership Earth.

We are ignoring our own form of ice warnings including melting global ice caps and the world’s glaciers.  Quite an ironic comparison really.  It was an iceberg that sank the Titanic and it will be melting ice and warmer oceans that sink and disrupts the climactic patterns of the Mothership Earth!  We are all so busy trying to get to where we think we should be, we are forgetting about the vessel that carries us on our daily voyage.

As the Titanic sailed through the night, the wealthy upper class dined in opulence before retiring for the night, and the steerage class passed time, reassured by the noise of the engines and flow of seawater upon the steel hull.  A new country and life awaited many of them, all hoping for better opportunities.  Little were any of them aware that the ship was not really unsinkable and there was a design flaw in the watertight compartments.  If a certain number of the watertight compartments flooded, there was a good chance that the ship would sink.

What does that mean in our current time period?  We drive our cars, thinking that petroleum products will be available at the service station, that there will be food in the supermarket shelves, and water will run when we turn on the tap.  We live in a disposable culture, only recently discovering the value of recycling in the western world.

Opulence in the west and dreams of a western way of life in developing nations reminds me of the different classes on-board the ship.

The Mothership Earth also has a design flaw of sorts.  A limited carrying capacity and not enough lifeboats!  We have overshot the planet’s carrying capacity due to the abundance of cheap oil to grow massive amounts of food, and are now confronted by limited natural resources.  Both issues are similar to the capacity of the ship and the limited lifeboat capacity of the Titanic on that dreadful night, with climate change being the icy waters that surround them.

At [11:40]pm in calm weather and on a clear night, the mighty vessel struck an iceberg that ripped a hole in the ship’s side that was long enough to fill many of the watertight compartments, thus forcing the ‘unsinkable’ to indeed become sinkable.  The crew of the ship attempted to avoid a head on collision, however due to the vessels speed and a flaw in rudder design, the ship still scraped the side of the massive iceberg.  The hole in the hull was a tipping point if you like, just like the melting at our poles is today.

The passengers and crew were not aware of the impending danger that awaited them, in fact it wasn’t until at least 30 minutes later that the crew were aware that she was taking on water.  Many of the passengers slept through the entire incident and had to be woken up to begin abandoning the ship.

From [12:15] am, the radiomen began sending their first distress signal, only to get a reply 10 minutes later from the Carpathia.  Within two hours the Titanic was sinking bow first, with the watertight compartments flooding one after the other, and the radio failing due to lack of power from the flooding engine rooms.  The crew, who were totally unprepared for this type of event struggled to launch what lifeboats they had, and struggled to convince many bewildered passengers that this was necessary for their safety.

Many passengers must have thought that if the ship were so unsinkable, why were they being forced onto the lifeboats.  Many would drown, especially from third class and steerage, simply because there were not enough lifeboats and the ones that were launched were not filled to capacity.

The radio message sent at [1:45] am was the last message and it read, “Come as quickly as possible”.  It was sent in hope, as the last of the lifeboats pulled away from the sinking ship.  Still the band played on until the deck was so tilted that they couldn’t sit and play.

Those not safely on a lifeboat stood little hope of more than a few minutes of survival due to the freezing temperature of the water.  The Captain went down with the ship, as did the first officer, however Mr Bruce Ismay was one of the first onto a lifeboat.

So, with all the scientific warnings, and with many dire new discoveries of approaching tipping points regarding climate change, with our population having gone from 1.6 billion in 1900 to 7 billion in 2015 due to the abundance of cheap oil, and with our resources dwindling whether they be fossil fuels (stoking climate change and overpopulation) or precious minerals and natural resources including land and mass species extinction, have we hit the same proverbial iceberg?

It paints a pretty grim picture when compared to a real life event that could have been avoided.  As with the Titanic, instead of steaming ahead at top speed, we need to reassess, and slow to avoid the impending disaster that soon await the fate of all who are passengers on Mothership Earth.  Is our rudder too small, and that we may not be able to turn away soon enough, with the speed of progress, growth at all costs, resource depletion, and increasing carbon emissions hold back our inability to act in time.

As for the officers of the Titanic, who I’ll liken to our current day Government, who are failing to act decisively, because of the pressure exerted upon them by the corporations and vested interests like Mr Ismay and the Board of the White Star Line.

Will this pressure be too great, with vested interest lobbying our poor, misguided crew at every chance?

What will happen to the passengers of Mothership Earth?

Will there be enough lifeboats, or will there be a mass die-off as in the case of the Titanic with the lower classes bearing the brunt of climate change and increasing ecological disasters?

These questions go unanswered as yet, but there are signs that we are heading full steam at the approaching “iceberg”, with the majority of the passengers of Mothership Earth blissfully unaware, and still dressed in their finest clothes dinning, or in this case, consuming until they drop, egged on by our Government and corporations.  Some say we may have already taken a hole in the bow.

I am not saying that the disaster is inevitable, we just need to slow or steer away, by reducing consumption, reducing GHG emissions, and stabilising population growth.  Only by achieving all three will we avert the climate crisis.

Lets hope that as the passengers of Mothership Earth are loaded onto what ever form of lifeboats that are available, I wouldn’t want them to be still be wondering “Why have I been woken?  I thought we were unsinkable!”

My only hope is that we wake up well before and avoid the iceberg completely.

It is up to us to do something about it.  Now get out there and get to waking up as many of the passengers as you can by sharing this post any way you can!  It may be the only way.

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6 Warning Signs that Your Debt May Be Out of Control

March 23, 2015 @ 16:05 By Gavin Webber 11 Comments

5 warning signs that your debt is out of controlEveryone runs up a little credit card debt, right? A personal loan or two?

I reckon that’s what many people tell themselves to justify carrying heavy debt, however the simple fact is that out-of-control spending and poor credit card management are serious problems that are not sustainable and have to be tackled head-on.  It’s not limited to credit cards, but that’s what I will mainly focus on within this post.

A recent study by Barclays uncovered some shocking statistics.  They found that,

“Australian households are the most indebted in the world, according to research by Barclays, which warns that the country would be vulnerable in the event of another global financial shock.  When it comes to household debt – which includes mortgages, credit cards, overdrafts and personal loans – Australia leads the global field, with credit continuing to pile up while the rest of the developed world is paying it down.”

The signs are all around us that this can’t continue for very much longer.  Local shop fronts empty for much longer than usual, people using food banks more frequently, continued rampant spending at all times of the year and not just Christmas, and people just living for the moment and not thinking what the future may bring.

I blame this partly on our consumer culture and a Veruca Salt mentality, so therefore individuals should be educated to be more aware of the traps and pitfalls to avoid when it comes to their personal finances.

So, with that in mind I have looked back at our experiences so that I could document the 6 warning signs that your debt may be out of control, and what you may be able to do to get back in check.  Not all of these things have happened to us, but we have close friends that we’ve helped who nearly went all the way, so to speak.

Just so you know, I am not a financial planner, nor able to give specific financial advice.  The list below is just common sense ways to get your spending back in control.

1.  You Pay for Everything with Credit Cards

You used cash when buying groceries, filling up the car, or to pick up a quick takeaway, but now you whip out the credit card for virtually all your regular daily purchases. If this sounds familiar, you are probably either in trouble or on the verge of it. While plastic is easy to use, the credit card balances you are building will come back to haunt you.  If you are already carrying a large balance on your card, your new purchases will likely just hike up the amount of interest you’ll be charged each month.  Paying off the minimal amount will not get you out of debt anytime soon.

Keep that in mind when you’re making your next purchase.  It may help change your habits. And if you’re relying on credit because you just don’t have the cash, it’s time to take a realistic look at your budget and consider taking necessary changes.

2.  You’re Adding New Accounts

What happens if you can’t pay your credit card or other bills?   Some people may try to solve this problem by opening up new credit card accounts and using balance transfers to zero interest cards, or take cash advances to make required payments on their existing debt.  They might also add a new account if their old cards have reached their credit limits.

This may solve the immediate problem, but it also digs you deeper into debt. If you’re in this position, it’s a sure sign that you need to get a handle on your debt and alter your spending habits as soon as possible.

3.  Your Debt’s Just Getting Bigger

Here’s a sad fact: Even if you don’t keep spending and stop right now, your outstanding credit card balances may keep growing if you make only the minimum payment each month. That’s because the interest rate you owe on your outstanding debt is lumped in with your balance and grows. You then have to pay interest not only on your past purchases but also on that added interest.

Once again, it is time to get real and write down your income and outgoings in a budget plan that will help you to get your head above water and start paying down the debts.

4.  You’re Missing Payments Each Month

Missed payments help no-one, and the added stigma increases your unhappiness and affects your capability to think straight.  If you get to this stage all is not lost.  Ask for help from your creditors, whether it be your bank, building society, or energy/phone company.  Remember that it’s always a good idea to contact your creditors as soon as you can when find that you can’t make a payment and ask about temporary reduced payment plans, or other options.  This step could help you prevent a bad credit rating or cancelled account, or even the threat of court action.

5.  You Avoid Paying Your Bills

You have a stack of unpaid bills that just keeps growing. You screen phone calls or hide behind the lounge chair so you don’t have to talk to angry and persistent bill collectors.

If you’re in this situation, you won’t be able to sidestep the problem forever.  You need to get a realistic sense of where you stand financially and begin contacting creditors, cutting you spending or taking other necessary steps (filing for bankruptcy) to get your financial life back on track.

6.  Address the Root Cause

Spending more than you earn is the root cause and the path to misery.  It is as simple as that.  I once learnt this basic financial rule from a wise author the following quote;

“Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pound ought and six, result misery.”― Charles Dickens, David Copperfield

We’ve been there, we know.  At one stage our credit card debt was over $23,000 at 18% interest. We just couldn’t get ahead in life. We were chasing the almighty dollar, thinking that the more material things I owned, the happier I would be.  It doesn’t work that way.  In hindsight we were very, very sad.

What saved us was setting a budget and we began to live within our means.  It was one of the reasons we chose to adopt a more sustainable lifestyle.  We know we couldn’t save the planet, if we couldn’t save ourselves from debt first.

Drafting a Budget

Setting a budget (yes I know it’s a dirty word for some) is the only way you will know if you incoming earnings and spending match or preferably you have a little bit left over that you can begin to pay down your debts.  Once your creditors have been contacted, most will allow you to start a payment plan that will go a long way to getting back in control.  You may have to seek financial advice to roll all your debts into one single low-interest loan so that you can spread the payments.

You can find a very simple and easy to use budget calculator over on the ASIC MoneySmart website.  This site is a wealth of information which you can learn so much about personal finance matters.  It is my go-to site if I need learn anything moneywise.  Best of all, it’s free.

Shake the Consumer Tag

If you use it, it will help you to discover where the unplanned spending is occurring.  Once you figure that out, it is as simple as reducing your spending or begin selling off unnecessary stuff to pay down those burdening debts.

Note; I haven’t used the label of consumer during this entire post until now.  I believe that because we were not born with this label, it shouldn’t be used.  We are just ordinary people trying to find our way in the scheme of things.  This label is one given to society as a whole by the media.  I detest it.

So friends, what do you say?  Have you ever paid off large amounts of debt and got back on track?  How did you do it?

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Who Would You Take Advice From?

August 28, 2014 @ 21:48 By Gavin Webber 8 Comments

Lets work through a hypothetical scenario, shall we?

If I had a life threatening disease (which I don’t) it would be common sense that I would seek medical advice.

Now lets say that I happened to visit ten specialist doctors to seek an opinion or cure.  Nine of those specialists inform me that I need to get the disease treated, but only one said that it was nothing to worry about.  What do you think I would do?  What would you do?

Of course I would listen to the majority of credible medical experts and do something about it.  I would take the necessary treatment, and probably get better.  So would you.

Well the same goes for climate change.  An overwhelming percentage of climate scientists tell us that we need to do something about climate change, and the vast minority say don’t worry, be happy.

In fact of the peer-reviewed climate papers written between November 2012 and December 2013, 9136 authors agree that climate change is happening and is caused by human activity.  One did not.

Either some of us are listening to the wrong expert or have a vested interest in the status quo.

Climate Science

Source: http://www.desmogblog.com/2014/01/08/why-climate-deniers-have-no-scientific-credibility-only-1-9136-study-authors-rejects-global-warming

So as in my medical example, I have sided with the majority of real experts in this field and am trying to do my best to live a more sustainable lifestyle.

I take action each and every day by not only treating my own lifestyle, but I attempt to communicate a message to others in a way that will not make them switch off.  Well I hope that is what I do.  Please let me know if that is the case!

To drive the message home that it is better to listen to credible experts more than your crackpot Uncle Barry when it comes to the subject of climate change, let me leave you with this video created by the Climate Council. It is a really important science announcement.

So when you are next at that family BBQ and someone starts spruiking that they don’t believe in all that climate change rubbish, politely inform them that they don’t actually know what they are talking about.  If you need to, send them my way!

The science and the Earth doesn’t care what they believe because it is not about beliefs.  I don’t believe in climate change.  I understand and acknowledge the work of thousands of real experts on the issue.

sandIt is about facts.  Cold, hard facts.  The fact that over 99.99% of climate scientists state that it is happening and is caused by us shoots that persons argument down in flames.

As you would with any bigoted person mouthing off in public, you should do the same thing with climate change.  Shoot them down.  Politely tell them otherwise, and accept nothing less than the facts!

If you need some of those facts, have a look at skepticalscience.com.  John Cook has written an easy myth busting article on climate change denial.  Short, easy to use facts, for that next summer BBQ!

Next time you find yourself in an awkward situation about climate change denial, speak out.  It is the only way we are going to break the deadlock of Uncle Rupert’s most anti-science biased media.

Over to you dear reader.

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