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Bernie wrote 2 months ago: I see September’s HBR focuses on the ‘green’ economy and life in the post growth s … more →

Tags: change, Future, Innovation, Negotiation, Performance, Creativity

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, historical pre-enactment, isthisnotagame?, world without oil, abandoned boats, crisis concatenation, depo man

Bailout-resistant: heroes of the 2008 oil crisis5 comments

WriTerGuy wrote 1 year ago: While the perps express shock at how much collateral damage their greed is doing (rather like termit … more →

Tags: oil shock, apocalypse, Economy, world without oil, 2008 oil crisis, bailout heroes, coastal drilling, consumerism, credit crisis

Doing without

WriTerGuy wrote 1 year ago: Getting past the Overwhelm Factor We got a friendly email from Kathryn Blume, who’s touring wi … more →

Tags: 2008 oil crisis, apocalypse, Environment, Oil Industry, world without oil, Kathryn Blume, lysistrata, overwhelm factor, The Boycott

Can't-do nation

WriTerGuy wrote 1 year ago: “When exactly was it that the U.S. became a can’t-do society? It wasn’t at the very beginning … more →

Tags: 2008 oil crisis, Energy, Environment, future history, world without oil, Al Gore, bob herbert, can't-do nation, Energy Independence

'Oil is the keystone of change'

WriTerGuy wrote 1 year ago: Envisioning a World Without Oil The mainstream media is catching up to World Without Oil’s vis … more →

Tags: apocalypse, Crime, Demand, Economy, historical pre-enactment, isthisnotagame?, oil shock, Simulation, world without oil

Protecting the _real_ economy

WriTerGuy wrote 1 year ago: In the public forums you often hear concern expressed about “the economy” – what will we … more →

Tags: Historical event, Economy, Prices, world without oil, Conservation, Jonathan Rowe, phony economy, gross domestic product, GDP

Shaving our lives with the Petro Razor2 comments

WriTerGuy wrote 1 year ago: The Petro Razor: one of the useful precepts to come out of World Without Oil. In the game, once the … more →

Tags: Peak Oil, oil shock, apocalypse, historical pre-enactment, Economy, isthisnotagame?, world without oil, inky_jewel, petro razor

Play it - so you don't live it7 comments

WriTerGuy wrote 1 year ago: “Americans are angry about the economy, I’ve come to believe, in a new and profound way … more →

Tags: oil shock, historical pre-enactment, Economy, isthisnotagame?, world without oil, Conservation

Ciclovia: A better road ahead

WriTerGuy wrote 1 year ago: One of the core messages of World Without Oil is that happiness does not depend upon petroleum (but … more →

Tags: historical pre-enactment, Peak Oil, Urbanity, world without oil, Ciclovía, liveable cities, liveable streets, new digital history education, StreetFilms

City Eco Lab: Saving St. Etienne

WriTerGuy wrote 1 year ago: Thanks, John Thackara, for alerting me to the City Eco Lab being planned for November, in st. Etienn … more →

Tags: activism, Conservation, Crowd-sourced, Europe, French, future history, oil shock, world without oil, city eco lab

Terror in the skies1 comment

WriTerGuy wrote 1 year ago: I’m traveling, slowly making my way to Stockholm for Stockholm Challenge Week next week, notin … more →

Tags: Economy, Futurism, historical pre-enactment, world without oil, airlines, bankruptcy, flight attendant, Jet Fuel, organizedchaos

If it's on Colbert, it must be true1 comment

WriTerGuy wrote 1 year ago: The Colbert Report takes on James Howard Kunstler, who is the John the Baptist figure of peak oil … more →

Tags: Peak Oil, Urbanity, Video, world without oil, Energy, Stephen Colbert, James Howard Kunstler, Colbert Report, world made by hand

Earth Day, Zombie Day

WriTerGuy wrote 1 year ago: I’m reprinting here a letter to the editor of the San Jose Mercury News, April 22, 2008. In 50 … more →

Tags: apocalypse, future history, daniel dixson, peak future, San Jose Mercury News, zombie

Your #1 Concern

WriTerGuy wrote 1 year ago: …is fuel prices, according to a study released by the New York Times this week. David Leonhard … more →

Tags: Historical event, Economy, Prices, confidence, npr, David Leonhardt, Renee Montagne, New York Times, consumer worries

Retrofuturist technology at work2 comments

WriTerGuy wrote 1 year ago: Venezuelan tanks rumble toward the Colombian border. Fuel costs inch upward as money bails out of th … more →

Tags: Peak Oil, historical pre-enactment, Video, kaivido, retrofuturist, scythe

Look who's going green

WriTerGuy wrote 1 year ago: Now if the oil-producing nations of the Middle East began to invest in alternative energies, would t … more →

Tags: Historical event, Economy, isthisnotagame?, Video, world without oil, middle east, Alternative Energy, CNBC, leanan

Energy alternatives, looking toward 20251 comment

WriTerGuy wrote 1 year ago: Here’s a chart showing the energy alternatives for the U.S. moving forward to the year 2025, p … more →

Tags: Research, future history, climate change, CAFE standards. energy efficiency, 2025, Energy Security, Visual

Bush in Saudi Arabia: the bank owns us

WriTerGuy wrote 1 year ago: The saying goes: If you owe the bank $10 billion, the bank owns you. If you owe the bank $10 trillio … more →

Tags: Oil Industry, Prices, world without oil, Economics 101, President Bush, Saudi Arabia


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