By Robert Downes
Monday, October 11, 2010
Where the gloomsters go wrong
Random Thoughts
You hear a lot of dire warnings about peak oil these days, and the
pickle we’ll be in once the last drop of crude is squeezed from the
earth.
Northern Michigan has hosted many prophets of peak oil’s impending
disaster, including James Kunstler, who wrote “The Long Emergency:
Surviving the End of the Oil Age, Climate Change, and Other Converging
Catastrophes.” Recently, environmental consultant Nicole Foss was in
the region, sharing some views on what to do when our oil-based
economy goes up in smoke.
pickle we’ll be in once the last drop of crude is squeezed from the
earth.
Northern Michigan has hosted many prophets of peak oil’s impending
disaster, including James Kunstler, who wrote “The Long Emergency:
Surviving the End of the Oil Age, Climate Change, and Other Converging
Catastrophes.” Recently, environmental consultant Nicole Foss was in
the region, sharing some views on what to do when our oil-based
economy goes up in smoke.
Monday, October 11, 2010
Street Fighter Virg Bernero aims for a knock-out with populist message
Features
Have you ever seen a Sicilian pit bull in action? Check out Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero, the “angriest mayor in America,” whose attack dog appearances on Fox News and MSNBC have offered jaw-dropping defenses of American workers, labor unions, and the hope for renewed manufacturing in Michigan.
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