Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
Zbigniew Brzezinski warns of class warfare and riots
Huge protest over Irish economy
Latvia’s government falls on economic toll
In parched Argentina, worries over economy grow
Britain faces summer of rage – police
Jobless, restless China: 20 million and growing
A weekly round-up from a UK perspective.
Oilsands scare ads tough to counter
NASA’s Hansen concerned about Canada’s oil sands
The Canadian Oil Boom: Scraping Bottom
On March 2, environmentalist Bill McKibben will join demonstrators who plan to march on a coal-fired power plant in Washington D.C. In this article for Yale Environment 360, he explains why he’s ready to go to jail to protest the continued burning of coal.
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.
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)
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.
NYT: Is America Ready to Quit Coal?
James Hansen: Coal-fired power stations are death factories. Close them
Are we approaching peak coal?
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.
How the Crash Will Reshape America
Job Losses Pose a Threat to Stability Worldwide
Economic Lessons From Lenin’s Seer
It couldn’t happen here – could it?
