From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog

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

Thursday, July 09, 2020

From Jenna Orkin

CO2 in Earth's atmosphere nearing levels of 15m years ago

The federal budget deficit in June 2020 was $863 billion, compared with a deficit of $8 billion in the same month last year, CBO estimates. 

Last time CO2 was at similar level temperatures were 3C to 4C hotter and sea levels were 20 metres higher

Harvard, MIT, and Northeastern University are suing ICE to block its order forcing international students to leave the US if their course is online-only

Supreme Court says President Trump cannot keep tax, financial records from prosecutors

From Deforestation to Pandemic

Trump Could Possibly Have His College Degree Revoked Following News He Paid Someone to Take the SAT For Him

87% of the thousands of meatpacking workers diagnosed with COVID-19 are Hispanic, Black, or Asian

New York City public schools will only partially reopen in the fall

Schools that suspend more students have more of them end up in jail

Brooks Brothers is permanently closing 51 stores as it enters bankruptcy during the pandemic. See which have shut down so far.

Theme parks in Japan are discouraging screaming on roller coasters to slow coronavirus spread, with one park urging riders to 'Please scream inside your heart'
Jenna Orkin at 10:48 AM
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