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, July 14, 2023
From Jenna Orkin
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket engine explodes during testing
We Can Use Stem Cells to Make Embryos - How Far Should We Go?
Actors are poised to strike, which would effectively shut down Hollywood
With record wildfires, why won’t Canada create a firefighting force?
EU to drop ban of hazardous chemicals after industry pressure
Exclusive: Leaked documents show that as little as 1% of products containing hazardous substances could be prohibited
Russia plans to build dozens of prison camps across Ukraine over the next few years, documents show, hinting Moscow's readying for a long war
Russia To Overtake Saudi Arabia As The Largest OPEC+ Oil Producer
Ticks Can Fly
Painting 2% of Earth White Would Stop Global Warming, Scientist Says
the total land area of the United States is just over 3.5 million square miles, so we'd need to cover the country in white paint from sea to paint-stained sea.
Pesticides from farming leach into world’s waterways at rate of 710 tonnes a year, UN research shows
Safe levels exceeded in 13,000km of rivers globally with ingredients potentially degrading into more persistent substances
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