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How We Are Interconnected Is Part of the Problem

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We have become dependent on others, in ways our ancestors were not. Perhaps we can become less so?

ENERGY OPTIONS BEYOND OIL

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Update: Oil shale and tar sands are two sources that may extend the last chapter of the oil age.

Winter in the Northeast… After the Oil Age

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John Howe, author of "The End of Fossil Fuel" provides this thought provoking essay on winter life.

ENERGY, ECONOMICS, PEAK OIL, and POPULATION

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John Howe, author of "The End of Fossil Energy" provides an update of his view of The Problem and a “Call to Action.”

Why Energy Is the Focus of Our Community

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Tired of reading? Here is a video lecture that helps explain why we need to be concerned about energy now!

Marvelous Electricity! Ah, but the Cost!

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We pay much more than dollars for our power-station, grid-distributed electricity. The other two costs may dismay and shock you.

The Problem, Its Causes, Timing and Effects

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Knowing why the crash is coming, and that there’s nothing we as individuals can do to avoid it, could motivate us to start doing what we can to protect ourselves.

First It Was Peak Oil, Now It’s Peak …….

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It’s not really Peak Oil that matters, it’s Peak Net Oil per Person, and that looks even worse!

We’re Taking The Wrong Path!

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Our lifestyle is based on a growth economy, and those days are gone forever.

Peak Oil Redefined

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In case you didn't notice, the EIA postponed Peak Oil by changing the definition of "oil" in 2005! Too bad we can't change reality so easily... 

The Energy Problem

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A great place to start. This blog is the beginning of both our "The Problem" blog category and our Sustainability 101 course.