My heart grows so heavy every time I try to think about what next year will bring for us. I can only see darkness. No glimmer of hope. And I can't pinpoint one thing, selectively, that I could point to as being the cause of that. Could this be the end? For me personally (because... Continue Reading →
We’ve Already Reached the Tipping Point on Global Warming
"The world I want is a world that does not subjugate, does not separate, does not monger fear and inadequacy in order to control. The world I dream of has clean air, clean water, does not poison its people. Instead it educates them, gives them room and space to dream. It respects the plants and... Continue Reading →
Listen To The Lego Man
Who has not ever played with Lego blocks and had enormous fun? Well, that world of Lego is existentially threatened by the increasing on-the-noseness of continued oil use among the aware in our society, not to mention the imminent demise of the oil industry itself. The Lego company is also well aware of this threat... Continue Reading →
The Great Oil Panic
More on what's in store for the world in 2016. There are another three weeks remaining in 2015 before I have to finally make a stab at my best guess prediction for next year. Here is a major contender for the title: '2016 - the year the oil industry closed down'. Think about what that... Continue Reading →
High Ideals And Forward Thinking
Russia - A nation to look to for high ideals and forward thinking. While other major players on the world stage are bogged down in grubby, costly and destructive, oil centered dramas, Russia is aiming to be self-sufficient in food by 2020. "Ten years ago, we imported almost half of the food from abroad, and... Continue Reading →
Recession/Depression?
I have been thinking recently, as i did in this post, about how to describe the year 2016 before it actually happens. I am finding it to be really difficult this year. There are so many things that I can see happening in 2016 that I can't yet pinpoint one phrase that encapsulates them all.... Continue Reading →
It’s all about the oil. It’s always all about the oil.
As I often say, "It's all about the oil. It's always all about the oil." Turkey's president Erdogan may protest that he and his country are not involved in illegal oil trade with ISIS (and as a consequence are also looking after ISIS interests and funding them), but Russia has provided proof that this trade... Continue Reading →
Sk(r?)ewing The Climate Picture
This post (un)inspired by - 2° Challenge: Try to Avoid Disastrous Climate Change , a quiz that allows you to choose from certain levels of action that are said to result in reducing climate change. These people are misleading you, both in the effectiveness and relevance of the questions that they pose. There is no possible... Continue Reading →
Now, Wouldn’t That Be A Thing?
Photo: Sri Lankans protest to demand a pardon for Rizana Nafeek, who was later beheaded in Saudi Arabia [Eranga Jayawardena/AP] If you can believe anything that comes out of that Bat-shit Crazy region of the world, the cowardly Saudis (where most of our oil comes from) are very good at lopping off people's heads and... Continue Reading →
Not Something Else 