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, December 15, 2023
From Jenna Orkin
Lawsuit alleges forced prison labor scheme involving private employers
Now researchers have shown that willful ignorance is common, with 40 percent of people in a recent study choosing “not to know” the consequences of their actions in order to free themselves of the guilt of doing what they want. The good news is that the scientists also found that about 40 percent of people are altruistic–they seek to learn the consequences of their actions to benefit others.
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Leviathan Gas Field, Mediterranean Sea, Israel
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EU Integration Stopped and Is Now Headed in Reverse
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