The end of an era: local man publishes book about the Anthropocene
in which Ian Angus, author of Facing the Anthropocene: Fossil Capitalism and the Crisis of the Earth System, talks to Jennifer Westendorp of Inside Ottawa Valley
“What is the Anthropocene you ask?
‘Geologists divide the history of our world into increments, based on what they know about eras,’ explained Ian Angus, local author. ‘Currently, we’re in the Holocene epoch.’
However, human beings have changed the way the earth’s systems function so much that scientists are now saying we have entered the Anthropocene era of time. All that is left is for scientists to determine a date (likely sometime in the mid-20th century) and a geological marker (possibly nuclear fallout, or presence of plastic)….”
Read the interview in InsideOttawaValley
And look for Ian’s book event in Ottawa, September 27, 7:00 p.m. at Octopus Centretown (@25One Community 251 Bank St. 2nd floor)
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