tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post6680623124796916942..comments2024-03-26T11:32:37.965-07:00Comments on From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog: Trifecta of CrisesJenna Orkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05812985825726850202noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-35148551707483248442009-05-22T00:13:34.688-07:002009-05-22T00:13:34.688-07:00Loud Paradigm Shift Rumblings
http://news.goldsee...Loud Paradigm Shift Rumblings<br /><br /><A HREF="http://news.goldseek.com/GoldenJackass/1242973800.php" REL="nofollow">http://news.goldseek.com/GoldenJackass/1242973800.php</A>A must read.Tyler Havlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07265974944508880834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-42168842396232194742009-05-21T10:07:18.124-07:002009-05-21T10:07:18.124-07:00http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/may/19/g...http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/may/19/gps-close-to-breakdown<br /><br />GPS system 'close to breakdown'<br />Network of satellites could begin to fail as early as 2010<br /><br />just an idea: could it be intentional?tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16692413741411337601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-19436606954483374462009-05-21T09:20:33.680-07:002009-05-21T09:20:33.680-07:00I wonder what's already going on with our own food...I wonder what's already going on with our own food supply...<br /><br /><A HREF="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10572764" REL="nofollow">Bakers Furious at Mass Medication of New Zealand's Bread</A>"While about 50 countries already have voluntary schemes, the September introduction would put New Zealand among select few that make it mandatory, or are planning to do so."businessmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014863390357287025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-5865851388281125642009-05-20T05:22:55.268-07:002009-05-20T05:22:55.268-07:00Re, Can 350.org save the worldI honestly believe t...<B>Re, Can 350.org save the world</B>I honestly believe that these types of Pollyanna exercises in futility are more damaging than they are constructive. They are damaging in that they instill a false hope, the hope that it is still possible to dodge the bullet of ecological collapse and degradation. The tipping point is visible in the rear-view mirror; we have already left it in our industrial wake and smoke.<br /><br />Environmentalists and Green parties, their political voice, will never cop to the fact that their conduct is at an ethical equivalent of a vociferous carnie roping in dupes to take a rigged shot at winning a plastic kewpie doll, the blind desperation behind a weight loss pitch, or the barking of a televangelist that Jebus is just around the corner, no need to assume personal and immediate responsibility in the here and the now.<br /><br />Environmentalists will never cop to such conduct because to do so they would have to firstly admit that they are guilty of it. Environmentalists and Greens would have to surrender the juvenile notion of “saving the world.” (The degree of Western vanity contained in the latter propaganda is truly amazing.) Furthermore, Green parties would have to be prepared to sacrifice their flimsy electoral bases and, in the case of Canada, their taxpayer-subsidized cash flow ($1.95/vote at the federal level). <br /><br />All such false efforts detract in equal proportion from the efforts and resources that could be being applied to regional and local strategies of prepare, prepare and prepare some more. Unfortunately, not until the political will is crafted at the regional and local levels to undertake such measures will anything be accomplished. One of the most important tools for business planning, a calculation of opportunity cost, is not in neither the national nor international environmentalist dictionaries. This will be most clearly evident when the same gang of illusionists gathers in Copenhagen to release yet another dire warning for the planet’s future.<br /><br />In its annual report last year, the IEA is anticipating one of two warming scenarios over the next 20-30 years. The IEA’s client base is the G20; there is no need to fudge on the numbers. The two scenarios are for either 450 ppm CO2 levels or 550 ppm. Even with the former “more optimistic” level, the IEA states the following (please read carefully):<br /><br /><I>“Even leaving aside any debate about the political feasibility of the 450 Policy Scenario, it is uncertain whether the scale of the transformation envisaged is even technically achievable, as the scenario assumes broad deployment of technologies that have not yet been proven. The technology shift, if achievable, would certainly be unprecedented in scale and speed of deployment. Increased public and private spending on research and development in the near term would be essential to develop the technologies needed to make the 450 Policy Scenario a reality.”</I>One has to wonder if the tagging along of a 351st bicyclist on the day of the 350.org protest would be the equivalent of a 100th monkey while the saber-rattling in the Arctic escalates.Sebastian Ernst Roninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17577726817981722245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-42893578329157362112009-05-20T01:09:54.862-07:002009-05-20T01:09:54.862-07:00Pandabonium, thanks for posting that. Satoyama is ...Pandabonium, thanks for posting that. Satoyama is a good example of how certain kinds of human intervention can actually enrich ecosystems... and feed humans.Rice Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09172342023074235356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-41938333392051784742009-05-19T18:51:30.944-07:002009-05-19T18:51:30.944-07:00There is a beautiful and instructive YouTube video...There is a beautiful and instructive YouTube video posted at the blog "Kurashi - News from Japan" (martinjapan.blogspot.com/). <br /><br />It's about sustainability and localization. <br /><br /><I>"Forests, wetlands and rice paddies, and grasslands: In Japanese, there is a name for this kind of area that encompasses these ecosystems, along with houses and roads and shops where people make a living: Satoyama"</I><A HREF="http://martinjapan.blogspot.com/2009/05/harvest-time-in-satoyama.html" REL="nofollow">Harvest Time In Satoyama</A>English, 6 1/2 minutes.Pandaboniumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352197350806179930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-39262289185630518702009-05-19T17:58:22.121-07:002009-05-19T17:58:22.121-07:00Yea, lots of schools closed in Japan. What's going...Yea, lots of schools closed in Japan. What's going on? The media are saying that the swine flu virus is not highly toxic, but is highly infective. Meanwhile, schools are closing, but the government urges businesses to stay open. Conclusion: they are not worried about deaths as much as the blow to the economy if lots of people end up flat on their backs and businesses close or are understaffed.Rice Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09172342023074235356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-73997654572463117912009-05-19T14:30:59.558-07:002009-05-19T14:30:59.558-07:00Re "Like African Americans, women gain power just ...Re "Like African Americans, women gain power just in time to be left holding the bag when civilization crumbles."<br /><br />So that's why everything is getting blown up! Sounds like a scorched earth policy to me. =:-DSebastian Ernst Roninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17577726817981722245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-22140313796904182932009-05-19T14:30:23.744-07:002009-05-19T14:30:23.744-07:00We have received our books. We look forward to rea...We have received our books. We look forward to reading and hope everyone gets their copies soon. <br /><br />MCR - give us your words and energy! we miss you on the blog.los doggieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08707655826390077511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-18900216734428157842009-05-19T14:26:50.952-07:002009-05-19T14:26:50.952-07:00"If Oil Demand is Falling, Why Are Prices Goi..."If Oil Demand is Falling, Why Are Prices Going Up?"<br /><br />very simple, China is filling its oil stockpiles (together with its copper and iron ore stockpiles): http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a5yhtDZx75kw&refer=hometonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16692413741411337601noreply@blogger.com