Week 26: It’s the Economy, Stupid

I’ve been emailing with Yuckymuck, he’s the WWO web guy. He tries to put on a gruff exterior but underneath he’s a marshmallow. Anyway, he called my attention to two posts, “What the Future Holds” Part I and Part II by meredith stapleton. She interviewed a professor about peak oil two years ago. It’s dense but stick with it, it gives you a complete picture.

I was really glad to read this letter from a council of Quakers. It made me realize that all over the country, there are people who will hold together in the face of adversity by holding on to their faith.

 

Week 8: Shortages Begin

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.