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Feeding Oklahoma City, Week Six

"Don't leave anyone behind for the wolves to devour" “The calls for food assistance to our Catholic Worker House have tripled this past month, but last Saturday we had only 1/3 our… more →

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Feeding Oklahoma City, Week Six

WriTerGuy wrote 11 months ago: "Don't leave anyone behind for the wolves to devour" “The calls for food assista … more →

Tags: 2008 oil crisis, apocalypse, Economy, isthisnotagame?, oil shock, Peak Oil, world without oil, Catholic Worker House, dorothy day center

'Nothing short of an energy revolution'

WriTerGuy wrote 12 months ago: Revolution: it's in the air The world’s energy system is at a crossroads. Current global trends … more →

Tags: 2008 oil crisis, apocalypse, Environment, future history, isthisnotagame?, world without oil, Energy Revolution, energy revolution icon, energy revolution symbol

Who's hiring? Depo men

WriTerGuy wrote 1 year ago: The Petro Razor imposes, the depo man disposes Signal of the times: Malia Wollan of the AP posted a … more →

Tags: 2008 oil crisis, confidence, Economy, isthisnotagame?, Post-growth, world without oil, abandoned boats, crisis concatenation, depo man

The tragedy of lower oil prices

WriTerGuy wrote 1 year ago: It’s probably unfair to finger Rocky Twyman as the architect of the global recession, for a va … more →

Tags: 2008 oil crisis, Conservation, Demand, isthisnotagame?, oil shock, Prices, world without oil, Alternative Energy, alternative transit

Meanwhile, back at the gas pump... — 2 comments

WriTerGuy wrote 1 year ago: No Gas 4 U: A World of hurt Without Oil I learned a new WWO statistic, thanks to Krystyn: 3 mph. Tha … more →

Tags: 2008 oil crisis, Crowd-sourced, Historical event, isthisnotagame?, oil shock, world without oil, hurricane ike, Southeast Gas Shortage, Gas Stations

The WWO early warning system

WriTerGuy wrote 1 year ago: Krystyn Wells is now seeing the serious challenges and expectations from World Without Oil come to r … more →

Tags: 2008 oil crisis, apocalypse, isthisnotagame?, Simulation, Urbanity, world without oil, bailout crisis, Foreclosure Crisis, krystyn

Crowdsourcing bailout/crisis avoidance

WriTerGuy wrote 1 year ago: The expert monopoly As the bailout crisis talks continue, and the common people wait to find out wha … more →

Tags: 2008 oil crisis, Crowd-sourced, Economy, Historical event, world without oil, Barings, Barings Bank, frank corder, Glass-Steagall

WWO: Predictions, forecasts, foreknowledge — 4 comments

WriTerGuy wrote 1 year ago: I’m mulling this morning about the various natures of future knowledge, and how they influence … more →

Tags: 2008 oil crisis, isthisnotagame?, oil shock, world without oil, collaborative forecasting, Eureka Moment, foreknowledge, Galveston, hurricane felix

Mad job skillz 4 the 21st cent: bicycle repair

WriTerGuy wrote 1 year ago: An unanticipated bottleneck In the World Without Oil game, we predicted that a sudden rise in oil pr … more →

Tags: oil shock, world without oil, 2008 oil crisis, 1975 oil crisis, bicycle repair crisis, bicycle shortage, Bike Oven

Crowdsourcing the American revival

WriTerGuy wrote 1 year ago: Citizen contributions, now more than ever Responding to the crisis of the World War I and II years, … more →

Tags: oil shock, Economy, Crowd-sourced, Simulation, world without oil, activism, Conservation, 2008 oil crisis, Victory Garden

Oil changes people

WriTerGuy wrote 1 year ago: Oil is changing transit ridership In the wake of Russia’s Georgian victory, a lot of people ha … more →

Tags: 2008 oil crisis, apocalypse, Crowd-sourced, isthisnotagame?, oil shock, Peak Oil, world without oil, relocalization, transit

Pedalists, meet your pusher — 1 comment

WriTerGuy wrote 1 year ago: Bikeless in Toronto The far-reaching World Without Oil dragnet pulled in a strange fish today: Igor … more →

Tags: 2008 oil crisis, apocalypse, isthisnotagame?, oil shock, Rationing, world without oil, bicycle, Bike, holly jean buck

A terrible thing to waste — 1 comment

WriTerGuy wrote 1 year ago: Addiction is hell Thomas L. Friedman and I don’t always see eye to eye, but this recent editor … more →

Tags: oil shock, world without oil, 2008 oil crisis, oil addiction, Thomas Friedman, a crisis is a terrible thing to waste

What peak oil really means

WriTerGuy wrote 1 year ago: Peak Oil, Peak Everything Found this well-titled article in GQ about peak oil. For those unfamiliar … more →

Tags: Peak Oil, oil shock, apocalypse, Crowd-sourced, Education, world without oil, Futurism, 2008 oil crisis, Sharon Astyk

WWO predicts the new world order — 2 comments

WriTerGuy wrote 1 year ago: Chavez in Russia: all smiles Another WWO pre-ja vu moment this week, reading this article by Megan S … more →

Tags: Historical event, Oil Industry, Prices, isthisnotagame?, world without oil, 2008 oil crisis, Hugo Chavez, gracesmom, Russia

'to actually see it staring you in the face' — 2 comments

WriTerGuy wrote 1 year ago: You're in the story “What began as a marketing tool has now become a lot more useful: play … more →

Tags: oil shock, apocalypse, future history, Crowd-sourced, Public Media, isthisnotagame?, Game design, world without oil, 2008 oil crisis

Ghost towns and the Czech diet

WriTerGuy wrote 1 year ago: Formerly vibrant neighborhoods The credit crisis is grabbing the headlines in America, as Fannie and … more →

Tags: oil shock, Oil Industry, Economy, Crime, isthisnotagame?, world without oil, 2008 oil crisis, the ECONOMIST, petro razor

Relocalizing your education — 2 comments

WriTerGuy wrote 1 year ago: More students are learning at home In the oil shortage chronicled by the players of World Without Oi … more →

Tags: oil shock, Prices, isthisnotagame?, Education, world without oil, 2008 oil crisis, distance learning, computerdog, telecommuting

The pre-game announcement, but itsnotagame — 4 comments

WriTerGuy wrote 1 year ago: The Vulture Economy, San Diego This from CNN in May: The International Energy Agency gave advance wa … more →

Tags: Peak Oil, oil shock, apocalypse, Economy, isthisnotagame?, world without oil, 2008 oil crisis, WWO, oil shortage


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