May 7, 2007
Week 8: Shortages Begin
Posted by gretchenv under fuel shortages, worldwithoutoil | Tags: iraq, jason bradbury, pump rage, UK, week 8 |
The official news report for Week 8 tells us that actual shortages are starting and growing across the country… and Kalwithoutoil tried to get us video. Of course people are beginning to fight over fuel. Move over, road rage, for PUMP RAGE, the latest fissure in our social fabric.
The reports of disruption are coming in from all over the world – from blackouts in Bristol, UK to outages in Baghdad, Iraq. Life as usual seems to be fraying in a hundred different ways.