The gulf oil mess and the financial institution mess have lots in common 1. Bed regulations 2. Advanced tech without controls 3. Bad characters move to take advantage of the world through energy or finance Both pollute the world, one through physical stuff, the other through conceptual stuff. 4. Empowered by institutions that are out …
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Overheard.. Honestly, this is one thing that worries me about our future on this planet. That many good people, people reading and posting right here on this blog, are doing things to try and conserve resources, to live more simply, while others are grabbing everything they can - law or no law! I realized the gravity of …
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Many people among the climate change awareness group assume that solutions will emerge from large government. Not necessarily so, John Perry Barlow: Internet has broken political systemBy Gautham Nagesh – 06/03/10 01:17 PM ET<http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/101273-john-perry-barlow-internet-has-broken-political-system>The deluge of information available on the Web has made the country ungovernable, according to Electronic Frontier Foundation co-founder John Perry Barlow.“The …
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From theoildrum.com Edible Landscaping: One Transition Step from Peak Oil Posted by Gail the Actuary on June 3, 2010 – 9:22am in The Oil Drum: CampfireTopic: Environment/SustainabilityTags: gardening, landscaping, will stewart [list all tags] This is a guest post by Will Stewart, who has written a number of articles previously at The Oil Drum. We are told that in the US, …
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those who are safe will feel safe in the face of new issues, such as slim ate. The split in the population through the musical chairs of who gets to stay in the game means that the fate felt by those left out and those who have kept a place will be very different, and …
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From the oil barrel Forced lifestyle change, for political purposes, is not possible. We should have learned this from the old Soviet Union, who tried many ways to force lifestyle change upon people, and it never worked. In the end, it simply created tyranny and suffering. If people hope to exploit this kind of event …
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From the Washington note. “Defining challenges” for leaders and nations are those that represent the highest stakes wins and potential losses. The United States, for example, invested enormous blood and treasure in triggering change in Iraq and the broader Middle East and thus the Middle East today is a self-chosen defining challenge for the country. …
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This should have been Obama’s weekend – to move. Instead the pages of the NYT are covered with crisis, but no Obama. corrected text On Israel “makes his situation more complex.” No. it clarifies it and gave him a window to act. The US has the leverage to demand that Israel stop the settlements and …
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This should have been Obama’s weekend – to move. Instead the pages of the NYT are covered with crisis, but no Obama. On Israel “makes his situation more complex.” No. it clarifies it and gave him a window to act. The US has the leverage to demand that Israel stop the settlements and move toward …
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As someone said That being said, it is my sincere opinion that the effects of peak oil and other environmental degradation will knock civilization down long before global warming causes the seas to rise very much. Douglass Carmichael Doug@dougcarmichael.com Stanford MAHB, Stanford Strategy Studio, Media X Shakespeare and Tao Consulting Http://dougcarmichael.com/blog Http://gardenworldpolitics.com Posted via email …
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