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
Wednesday, November 08, 2023
From Jenna Orkin
Google Abandons Massive Plan That Would Have Built 15,000 Homes in San Francisco Area
Abigail Zwerner's Injury (being shot by her 6-year-old student) Did Not Arise From her Employment (so she's entitled to more than worker's comp)
Europe's Gas Storage Hits Record High But Winter Worries Persist
Mysterious green sludge is seen spewing out of New York City's manholes in scene straight out of Ghostbusters
A Kenyan woman's startup recycles plastic into bricks that are five times stronger than concrete
Some Democrats worry Biden’s team is ignoring political warning signs
Greenland’s ice shelves hold back sea level rise. There are just 5 left.
High court seems likely to allow gun bans for those under protective orders
A U.S. push for voluntary payments in negotiations over a global fund for climate disasters has raised tensions ahead of upcoming climate talks. |
Where does antisemitism come from?
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