Generation Anthropocene: How humans have altered the planet for ever

Oscar Ghiglia (Italian, 1876-1945), La mela [Apple], c.1922-25

Robert Macfarlane

 

Friday 1 April 2016 Last modified on Monday 4 April 2016

 

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/apr/01/generation-anthropocene-altered-planet-for-ever

 

We are living in the Anthropocene age, in which human influence on the planet is so profound – and terrifying – it will leave its legacy for millennia. Politicians and scientists have had their say, but how are writers and artists responding to this crisis?

Propose Earth’s ‘Anthropocene’ Age of Humans Began With Fallout and Plastics

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By ANDREW C. REVKIN JANUARY 15, 2015 7:11 AM January 15, 2015 7:11 am 98 Comments

A research team assessing when a new geological epoch shaped by humans began has settled on the mid 20th century. Two markers are carbon isotopes from nuclear explosions and plastics, here seen in the remains of a dead albatross.Credit Left, U.S. Air Force Photo; right, Chris Jordan, midwayfilm.com