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
Sunday, November 26, 2023
From Jenna Orkin
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Derek Chauvin, ex-cop convicted in George Floyd's killing, is reportedly seriously injured after prison stabbing
WHO questions China about a mystery illness linked to pneumonia as hospitals fill with sick children
Richest 1% Emit as Much Pollution as Bottom 2/3 of Population
State Media: Newly Launched North Korean Satellite Snaps Photos of US Base in Guam
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The Road to Dubai
The latest round of international climate negotiations is being held in a petrostate. What could go wrong?
The Morality of Having Kids in a Burning, Drowning World
NATO plans ‘military Schengen’
Pro-Israel teacher hides in Queens high school as ‘radicalized’ students riot: ‘They want her fired’
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