Archive for December, 2009
how I’ll live my days from now on
I recently finished reading through Thom Hartmann’s Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight and have decided to design all my future days around an excerpt from the book, A Cree Native American storyteller and teacher told me: “According to my tradition, from the beginning of creation, every morning, when the sun comes up, we are each [...]
entering the Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight
As of September 2008 we’ve officially entered the end of the oil age. Our economic system based on infinite growth has run into the limits of the physical world. Now that our social systems must rapidly adapt to a new reality of energy scarcity, we must pay special attention to the humans within those systems. [...]
almost 1/4 of the world’s prison population is in the US
how many prisoners does the United States have? Only about 1/4 of all the world’s prison population.
porter sculpture park and the corn palace
On the way out of Sioux Falls we stopped off at the towns namesake. The falls were intriguing but underwhelming because we were used to the massive waterfalls from North Carolina. However, for people accustomed to the rolling prairie-land I’m sure this was quite a sight. Perhaps the single most awesome (non-nature related) stop on [...]
Renewable Energy Won’t Save Us
Renewable energy is often touted as the future because it has lower CO2 emissions or “can solve our energy scarcity problems because it will replace oil”. Unfortunately, renewable energy is far from solving those massive problems. Solar, wind, geothermal, tidal, etc… all require tremendous amounts of oil to get their infrastructure up and running, emitting [...]
driving through Wisconsin, Minnesota and South Dakota
We left Chicago early in the morning, around 7:30am to allow plenty of time from driving through the rough traffic.
podcasts from this week can help you understand the US debt problem
As the US debt ceiling was quickly raised to $12.4 billion to prevent Federal government shutdown, the only inevitable response will be an even larger increase early next year. The United States balance sheet is looking like a weaker and weaker attempt at recovery. Some might even make the argument that the US is insolvent, [...]
subtracting 85% from your life over the next decade
Imagine slashing the your income across the board by 85%. That’s the comparison John Michale Greer draws to the coming age of energy scarcity in his latest post,
British Columbia rules
Flying into Charlotte-Douglas airport today was an emotional experience. My return home for the first time in five months was a great time to reflect on the beauty of all the amazing experiences I’ve had. However, I think I was mostly disappointed in the pristine landscape ruined by cookie cutter homes and cul-de-sacs cutting through [...]
