We are faced with three serious problems that are going to bring about radical changes in our lifestyles. In order of urgency, the problems are the great economic recession/financial crisis, the peaking of world oil and other fossil fuel production, and global warming. The opening effects of these problems are […]
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The Peak Oil Crisis: Government in the Transition
Nearly every day brings news of trillion-dollar government interventions in the world’s economies.
Nicholas F. Benton: ‘Mark to Market’ & Hocus Pocus
It is sheer madness that Wall Street types insist some changes in the rules of accounting can turn around the global economy.
The Peak Oil Crisis: Cars – Redux
I hate to keep coming back to cars, but in the last hundred years they have come to be one of the most significant facets of civilization – yet their future is in doubt.
The Peak Oil Crisis: Civil Unrest
Before grappling with 2009, it might be useful to remind ourselves that there is a dark side to what lies ahead.
The Peak Oil Crisis: The Transition
While waiting for the price of gasoline to get so high that we can’t afford to drive anymore, there is still some time to ponder just how the great paradigm shift of the 21st century is going to work out.
Editorial: A Regrettable Referendum
The referendum that has qualified for the May 6 ballot in the City of Falls Church will kill the economic development momentum that has already produced tax revenues sufficient to maintain the quality of the Falls Church school system, without a net increase in residential taxes.
The Peak Oil Crisis: Load Shedding
Largely unnoticed in America are the increasingly frequent electricity shortages developing around the world.
The Peak Oil Crisis: The Last Spiral?
Events are moving faster and faster. Equity markets and the dollar are dropping. Oil, gas, diesel and commodities are surging as the investment of last resort.
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