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
Thursday, January 11, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
Oil tanker in Gulf of Oman boarded by masked men in military uniforms
WHO announces the development of a guideline on the health of trans and gender diverse people
AI Safety Research Only Enables Dangers
When Alaska flight 1282 blew open, a mom went into ‘go mode’ to protect her son
US’s Wealthiest Collectively Held $8.5 Trillion in Untaxed Assets in 2022
Nine charged in brawl over attempt to close secret tunnel at NYC synagogue
• Attendees of the recent COP28 meeting pledged to ramp up renewable energy programs and fund climate reparations. But the meeting failed to pin down any strict timeline of steps to achieve the goal of the Paris Agreement--limiting global warming to 1.5 to 2 degrees C, write scientists Christopher Wolf and William J. Ripple.
Three-meter tsunami hit Japan nuclear plant after quake
Estimated 20% of Oil Last Year Sold in Currencies Other Than Dollar
OpenAI is gearing up for a legal fight with The New York Times. A loss could cause chaos for the entire AI industry.
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