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

Tuesday, August 18, 2020

 From Jenna Orkin

Death Valley reaches 130 degrees, hottest temperature in U.S. in at least 107 yearss

Scientists See Signs of Lasting Immunity to Covid-19, Even After Mild Infections

Greenland's Melting Ice Sheet Has 'Passed The Point of No Return', Scientists Say

New Covid Cases in Nursing Homes Soar Past Peak Levels

Postal Service plans to remove 671 high-volume mail processing machines

The NYPD Is Withholding Evidence From Investigations Into Police Abuse

49 People Shot In 72 Hours As Wave Of Gun Violence Continues In NYC

NYC IS DEAD FOREVER. HERE'S WHY

 

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Adern postponed the country's election by a month due to new coronavirus outbreaks

Nancy Pelosi called the House back into session early to block USPS organizational changes that could threaten mail-in voting

The UK conducted a wild pandemic experiment by letting an algorithm grade teens' exam results, and outraged students want to sue over bias

Hedge funds are reportedly shorting the dollar as fears rise over its status as the world's number one currency

More Black Americans are buying firearms. Rising racial tension after the George Floyd protests and the COVID-19 pandemic have triggered fears for their safety.

More than 2,000 people joined the National African American Gun Association (NAGAA) in the 36 hours after George Floyd's death.
Jenna Orkin at 6:44 AM
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