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
Saturday, August 19, 2023
From Jenna Orkin
Economics Tamed the Weather. Now the Weather Strikes Back.
As extreme conditions grow more frequent, threat mounts to growth and inflation, especially in poor countries
Yellowknife begins evacuation as wildfires approach
Kansas City has over 100 high-fee crypto ATMs, mostly in low-income neighborhoods
A presidential candidate was assassinated. His rivals are trying to stay alive.
Adams wants to rezone 42 Midtown blocks, boost housing citywide
It’s Bloodsicle Time
A Dallas zoologist describes what it’s like to make massive, bloody ice pops for lions and tigers in the sweltering summer heat.
Russian soldiers are fighting Ukraine high on amphetamines, a report claims. The Nazis did it first.
Germany walks back plan to meet NATO spending target on annual basis
In this cohort study of 562 145 people with early-onset cancer in the US from 2010 to 2019, the incidence rates of early-onset cancers increased substantially over the study period. Gastrointestinal cancers had the fastest-growing incidence rates among all early-onset cancers.
China rehearses invasion of Taiwan with troops storming 'sea defences' in chilling wargames - while Beijing and Russia stage joint naval exercises in the Pacific
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