Why cheap energy Is a bad thing

SUBHEAD: Drive down oil consumption with higher taxes. Stretch out limited supply for best purposes.By Jean Laherrère on 9 March 2011 in The Nation - (http://www.thenation.com/video/159001/jean-laherrere-why-cheap-energy-bad-thing)Image above: A 2004pink Hummer H1 turbodiesel 4wd at the beach. From (http://news-cars-en.blogspot.com/2011/01/hummer-h1.html).In this tenth video in the series “Peak

Interview with Ellen LaConte

SUBHEAD: Eco-economies are local and regional, place-based, functionally self-reliant, interdependent, mutually supportive, regenerative, restorative and resilient.By Robert Jensen on 8 March 2011 in Energy Bulletin - (http://www.energybulletin.net/stories/2011-03-08/listening-life-it%E2%80%99s-too-late-interview-ellen-laconte)Image above: "Mother Earth" by Stephen Alcorn (2005). From (http:/

I Have No Choice

SUBHEAD: Am I going to fight the system that enslaves my brothers and sisters and, ultimately, me? I have no choice.By Peaceful Life on 19 December 2010 in Nature Bats Last -(http://guymcpherson.com/2010/12/i-have-no-choice)Image above: "Couch Potato" sculpture by Guillermo Forchino. From (http://kaynegallery.com/forchino.html).Whether it’s systematic dinosaur bureaucracy fueled by greed and

Black Friday Blues

SUBHEAD: Unruly shoppers in big-box discount stores cheat, steal, stampede and injure people.Image above: Young mob stampedes into Wal-Mart store. From ScrapeTV.com. See below.By Staff on 29 November 2010 for Cable News Network - (http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/11/26/thefts-stampedes-make-black-friday-blue-for-some)Three women in West Palm Beach, Florida, say $1,000 worth of Best Buy merchandise

Algorithms and Red Wine

SUBHEAD: Cheap oil allowed industrial humans to increasingly live on environmental credit for over a century. Now the unpayable bill is due.Image above: 'Last of the Shiraz" by Mark Bryan (2009). From (http://www.artofmarkbryan.com).By Joe Bageant on 25 October 2010 in Joe Bageant.com - (http://www.joebageant.com/joe/2010/10/algorithms.html) Sitting in a trendy wine bar, one of those that brings