About
John Feeney, Ph.D., writes about the fundamental drivers and historical underpinnings of the global ecological crisis. His work has appeared in the BBC's Green Room, The Guardian, PeopleAndPlanet.net, The Oil Drum, and elsewhere.
Working in part from a deep ecology perspective, John explores the root causes of today's environmental problems. Underreported in the media, the impacts of these issues are already severe and pervasive. They raise questions which go to the foundations of civilization.
John received a 2009 Global Media Award from the Population Institute for his creation of the Global Population Speak Out, and a 2007 ECO Award from the Earth Community Organization for the essay, Six steps to "getting" the global ecological crisis.
He began investigating environmental issues while fighting residential growth in a small Iowa town where he and his family lived for two years. His research pointed inevitably to the destructive role played by the growth imperative in modern society. Frustrated that few writers were willing to tackle the subject, he ventured to add his voice to the small ranks of those who do.
Since then his work has led him back ten thousand years and farther into the human past to investigate the origins of the global ecological crisis and to question the wisdom of civilization. He has adopted a "rewilding" perspective as a positive path into the future. (Find references elsewhere on the site.)
After graduating from the University of Colorado at Boulder, John obtained a Ph.D. from the California School of Professional Psychology at San Diego where he trained in the scientist-practitioner model. He later spent some years as a professional poker player, writing a highly regarded book on the subject.
John lives with his family in Boulder Colorado, USA.
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