With the arrival of Peak Oil, the curtain has closed on Act 1 of the drama Petroleum Man. What will happen in Act 2? Chekhov said, "If there's a gun on the wall at the beginning of the play, by the end it must go off." In the world's nuclear arsenal are many guns on the wall. If life copies art, will there be an Act 3 in which the players, having learned their lesson the hard way, live sustainably? To explore these and other questions... FTW's Act 2 Blog. Read, comment, take heart! Orkin
Friday, March 31, 2017
Death At Your Door: Knock-And-Talk Police Tactics Rip A Hole In The Constitution
Westinghouse Bankruptcy Puts Fate Of Four U.S. Nuclear Reactors In Limbo
Retired Texas Teachers "Very Fed Up" As Healthcare Costs Set To Triple
Country With The World's Largest Oil Reserves Runs Out Of Gasoline
FBI Arrests State Department Employee For Spying For China
Quadriplegic man regains use of arm in medical first: study
Venezuela Supreme Court grants itself legislative powers
WHO warns of measles outbreak across Europe Architects designed a skyscraper attached to an asteroid to get around building restrictions
This big shark that washed up by a road is the only reminder you'll ever need to stay out of floodwaters in Australia
And...
The Samsung Galaxy S8 voice assistant Bixby won't recognise British accents when the phones launch in the UK
Thursday, March 30, 2017
From Jenna Orkin
UN resolution to ban nuclear weapons in 2017
Democratic National Committee asks all its staffers to resign in bid to overhaul the organization
Congress just voted to let internet providers sell your browsing history without permission
Brexit does not provide a single major opportunity to improve the UK economy in the long term
Steve Bannon isn't a fan of Austrian Economics
China is building a new base in Africa that creates 'significant operational security' issues for the US military
China's special ops just reenacted the US raid on Bin Laden for some reason
Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Faces Russian Arrest Warrant
Partner At Paulson & Company Jumps To His Death In Midtown Manhattan
Nunes Refuses To Share Intelligence Source With Other Committee Members
Meet The Woman Rescuing Fruit and Feeding Her Community
Democratic National Committee asks all its staffers to resign in bid to overhaul the organization
Congress just voted to let internet providers sell your browsing history without permission
Brexit does not provide a single major opportunity to improve the UK economy in the long term
Steve Bannon isn't a fan of Austrian Economics
China is building a new base in Africa that creates 'significant operational security' issues for the US military
China's special ops just reenacted the US raid on Bin Laden for some reason
Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Faces Russian Arrest Warrant
Partner At Paulson & Company Jumps To His Death In Midtown Manhattan
Nunes Refuses To Share Intelligence Source With Other Committee Members
Meet The Woman Rescuing Fruit and Feeding Her Community
Wednesday, March 29, 2017
Tuesday, March 28, 2017
From Jenna Orkin
What we’re doing to the Earth has no parallel in 66 million years, scientists say
Britain's intelligence expertise is 'too precious' to be used as a bargaining chip in Brexit talks
The Article 50 trigger is coming on Wednesday — here is how it will go down
Police make new arrest in Birmingham after Westminster terror attack"We've Reached Our Limits" - Greece Begins Blocking Refugees
Five Pound Mini-Nukes
WikiLeaks Releases Documents On #Vault7 “Dark Matter’. Reveals Non-Removable CIA Hacks To Apple Products
A Colorado appeals court sided with a group of teenagers who sued the oil industry for not protecting the environment
Here's how much it costs both Saudi Arabia and the US to produce oil
The Sahara Desert used to be green and lush — then humans showed upVisualizing The World's Deepest Oil Well
Lab-grown Drones
What we’re doing to the Earth has no parallel in 66 million years, scientists say
Britain's intelligence expertise is 'too precious' to be used as a bargaining chip in Brexit talks
The Article 50 trigger is coming on Wednesday — here is how it will go down
Police make new arrest in Birmingham after Westminster terror attack"We've Reached Our Limits" - Greece Begins Blocking Refugees
Five Pound Mini-Nukes
WikiLeaks Releases Documents On #Vault7 “Dark Matter’. Reveals Non-Removable CIA Hacks To Apple Products
A Colorado appeals court sided with a group of teenagers who sued the oil industry for not protecting the environment
Here's how much it costs both Saudi Arabia and the US to produce oil
The Sahara Desert used to be green and lush — then humans showed upVisualizing The World's Deepest Oil Well
Lab-grown Drones
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Arid land to a fertile Eden: permaculture lessons from PortugalMonday, March 27, 2017
China: Even if we're putting missiles on South China Sea islands, we're not militarizing them
Whistleblower Forced Out After Leaking Complaints Against Cop Who Killed Eric Garner
Replacing the US electric grid could cost $5 trillion
"They're Like The Praetorian Guard" - Whistleblower Confirms NSA Targeted Congress, The Supreme Court, & Trump
Turkish Hackers Threaten To Wipe Millions Of iPhones; Demand Ransom From Apple
After therapy dog refuses to drink, San Diego Unified finds lead in water
A pharma company that spent $500,000 trying to keep pot illegal just got DEA approval for synthetic marijuana
Sunday, March 26, 2017
From Jenna Orkin
Earthquake fault heightens California tsunami threat, experts say .
The Reclusive Hedge-Fund Tycoon Behind Trump
China is investing billions into US startups building cutting-edge products that could have military applications
5 survival myths that could get you killedThe stories from inside North Korea's prison camps are horrifying
Arctic and Antarctic sea ice just hit record lows — here's what would happen if all the ice melted
What Is CrowdStrike? Firm Hired By DNC Has Ties To Hillary Clinton, A Ukrainian Billionaire, And Google
Venezuela In Dire Straits As Oil Production Falls Further
North Dakota Oil Spill More Than 3 Times Larger Than Initial Estimate, Report Finds
Scientists Warn That The Coming California Megaquake Could Plunge Large Portions Of The State Into The Ocean
House Intel chair: Paul Manafort agrees to testify about Russia connections
What allegedly happens inside Scientology's notorious 'prison camp' called 'The Hole'The Reclusive Hedge-Fund Tycoon Behind Trump
China is investing billions into US startups building cutting-edge products that could have military applications
5 survival myths that could get you killedThe stories from inside North Korea's prison camps are horrifying
Arctic and Antarctic sea ice just hit record lows — here's what would happen if all the ice melted
What Is CrowdStrike? Firm Hired By DNC Has Ties To Hillary Clinton, A Ukrainian Billionaire, And Google
Venezuela In Dire Straits As Oil Production Falls Further
North Dakota Oil Spill More Than 3 Times Larger Than Initial Estimate, Report Finds
Saturday, March 25, 2017
From Jenna Orkin
PER CAPITA OIL
From engineer John Howe explaining the fundamental reasons underlying the cataclysmic changes going on today.
Egypt's former President Hosni Mubarak was freed from detention
Bernie Sanders: Gorsuch 'brought the confirmation process to a new low'
A shocking new study just disproved the 130-year-old theory about where dinosaurs came from
JCC bomb threats: Teen suspect arrested in Israel
Kid with inoperable brain tumor and sophisticated software.
Russia Warns Norway Over Missile Defense Plans
The CIA's Secret Heart Attack Gun
Afraid Of Needles? Soon You May Be Able To Painlessly Spray Vaccines Into Your Mouth
People Are Ditching Chicago In Record Numbers As Windy City Leads U.S. In Population Loss
Wild Parrots Raid India Poppy Fields To Get High On Opium
PER CAPITA OIL
From engineer John Howe explaining the fundamental reasons underlying the cataclysmic changes going on today.
A shocking new study just disproved the 130-year-old theory about where dinosaurs came from
JCC bomb threats: Teen suspect arrested in Israel
Kid with inoperable brain tumor and sophisticated software.
Russia Warns Norway Over Missile Defense Plans
The CIA's Secret Heart Attack Gun
Afraid Of Needles? Soon You May Be Able To Painlessly Spray Vaccines Into Your Mouth
People Are Ditching Chicago In Record Numbers As Windy City Leads U.S. In Population Loss
Wild Parrots Raid India Poppy Fields To Get High On Opium