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, February 24, 2023
From Jenna Orkin
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Why Blackouts Are Still Crippling South Africa
My letter in the Guardian re censoring Roald Dahl
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Billionaire financier Thomas H. Lee found dead of self-inflicted gunshot wound in NYC office
Israel Steps up Talks With Saudi Arabia Over Ties to Combat Iran
The toxic wastewater from the Ohio train crash is being sent 1,300 miles away to Texas, but local authorities weren't told until a week after it started arriving, county judge says
A Chinese city is offering couples almost $2,900 to have a third child and some others are giving newlyweds paid marriage leave to help boost the birth rate
Sorry, Big Dairy. Oat and almond drinks can also be sold as milk, FDA says.
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