Feeling the Elephant
By Jason Heppenstall, 22 Billion Energy Slaves
Most people have heard the Indian tale about the blind men and the elephant.
Looking for Some Answers
By Jason Heppenstall, 22 Billion Energy Slaves
Jason Heppenstall looks for some ways to deal with the psychological aspects of collapse.
Resilience in the face of genocide
By Jason Heppenstall, Dmitry Orlov, ClubOrlov
The Secret War on Laos remains one of the most shameful episodes of the 20th century.
How much is too much?
By Jason Heppenstall, 22 Billion Energy Slaves
How much energy is too much energy?
Coppice!
By Jason Heppenstall, Tales from Fox Wood
What is coppicing? A lot of people are not familiar with this practice which has been employed for thousands of years in Britain and other temperate regions, so an explanation is in order.
Stabbing the beast
By Jason Heppenstall, 22 Billion Energy Slaves
The two civilisation destroying situations we face are peak oil and climate change.
How to Avoid Being Eaten Alive
By Jason Heppenstall, 22 Billion Energy Slaves
What do you do if your government is selling off the state’s assets, building a future famine machine and placing explosive nuclear detonators around your homeland?
Our Army of Invisible Helpers
By Jason Heppenstall, 22 Billion Energy Slaves
If all the energy we currently derive from fossil fuels alone (i.e. not including nuclear or renewables) was suddenly unavailable, and we had at our disposal a few handy nearby planets populated with well-fed healthy adult human males that we could capture as our 'energy slaves', how many of them would we need to allow us to enjoy the same lifestyle currently being provided by fossil fuels?