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, January 24, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
Illegal sand extraction is ravaging deserts across countries like Nairobi and Morocco.
The CIA is posting videos to persuade Russians to betray their leaders — and says it's working
Dana-Farber to Retract 6 Papers, Correct 31 Following Data Manipulation Claims
Israel proposes two-month ceasefire as families of hostages demand action
How an Élite University Research Center Concealed Its Relationship with Jeffrey Epstein
January 9, 2024: Statement by an SEC Spokesperson to the Media:
The SEC's @SECGov X/Twitter account has been compromised. The unauthorized tweet regarding bitcoin ETFs was not made by the SEC or its staff.
A new material creates clean electricity from the air around it
The physics at play in a storm cloud, but in a thin, hole-filled film.
Cicadas Are Coming: Rare ‘Dual Emergence’ Could Bring One Trillion of the Bugs This Year
People with post-viral illnesses often feel shut out of the scientific establishment. Two renowned Yale researchers are attempting to bring them in.
China doesn't have the military power to successfully invade Taiwan, the majority of 52 US experts said in a survey
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