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, September 15, 2023
From Jenna Orkin
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Stolen Van Gogh piece is returned in a bloody pillowcase inside an Ikea bag
Nancy Pelosi: Biden thinks Harris is best running mate ‘and that’s what matters’
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Russia expels two US diplomats for links to ‘spy’
Ukraine Used British Cruise Missiles in Devastating Sebastopol Attack
Rainforest carbon credit schemes misleading and ineffective, finds report
System not fit for carbon offsetting, puts Indigenous communities at risk and should be replaced with new approach, say researchers
Schiele artworks believed stolen during Holocaust seized from US museums
US launches $1bn tree-planting scheme to mitigate effects of climate crisis
Federal effort will focus on marginalized areas in all parts of country and aims to reduce extreme heat and benefit health
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