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James Howard Kunstler I like to think that Mr. Obama really does know what’s up — that “change” means we have to live a lot differently, not mount a campaign to sustain the unsustainable. I suspect that President Obama has learned over the last several weeks that the nation’s banking system and economy — indeed, the whole world’s — are in way worse shape than anyone imagined before January 20.
“After Peak Oil” conference at Johns Hopkins March 12
Crude Cassandra (Forbes covers Simmons)
Take Peak Oil seriously – it’ll be here much sooner than you think
Threat of gas price rise as reserves run dry
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Wallerstein: The Politics of Economic Disaster
Peter Singer: Un nouveau capitalisme est-il possible?
Japan’s Economy Plunges at Fastest Pace Since ’74
Astyk: The Wealth and Poverty of Nations (and Neighbors)
Network Rail to recycle rubbish into sleepers
Reports of Vélib’s Demise Greatly Exaggerated
China becomes biggest auto market
Delivering The New Green Economy
Why most of us aren’t doing much about climate change – and what could change that
Mass media ‘screwing up’ global warming reporting says renowned climatologist
The tropics on fire: scientist’s grim vision of global warming
Scientists: Pace of Climate Change Exceeds Estimates
Plan B
Geoengineering Megaprojects are Bad Planetary Management
Transition is a huge social experiment, and the States embraces new ways of thinking much more so than the UK….On a related note, the pioneer spirit is very much alive in the States and embodied by many survivalists….Transition US hopes to be able to engage the survivalist community. We recognize that they have many of the skills that will be needed in a post peak world, and we honor that wisdom.
It has been fascinating to read a series of three articles at PeakOilBlues.com looking at the arrival of Transition in the US…Apart from having a fantastic title that I really wish I had thought of, the piece also raises some key questions needing contemplation as Transition continues to spread vigorously across the US. I wanted to take the opportunity to address some of Kathy’s points in this post.
Recovery Plan Captures the Energy Opportunity
Administration delays move toward more offshore drilling
Big Science Role Is Seen in Global Warming Cure
Clinton’s China Visit Opens Door on Climate Change
British and American cultures are often thought of as mirror images of one another…The UK is a small country, and, as Hopkins points out, there is no room to “run and hide.” In contrast, vast sections of the US are virtually empty….We have different gun cultures…We will need to explore this important cultural difference in detail, in order to understand the phenomenal rise in popularity of the American “survivalist” movement, and TI’s-UK’s (culturally based?) aversion to it.
In Part II – Context, I wondered whether there were distinct cultural differences we needed to pay attention to, between the UK and the US. In this post, I spell out one of them that I see as pertaining directly to the Peak Oil community: the perspective on ‘Survivalism’ as a philosophy.
