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rolanni before returning to work.
As a science fiction writer, a part of me has always believed this could be the future, if we didn't stop squabbling and get to work about serious problems. Even my mother commented once years ago that covering farmland with parking lots did not seem like a good long-term idea. This writer suggests that we might all be alive when the long decay begins. We're no longer talking 2050--we're talking 2010. For the first time, I am considering whether to return to the midwest with its winters and my arthritis, or remain here with its weather extremes and lack of extensive farmland.
Read, and maybe start planning? Sof, how about our extended community now? (I'll miss the internet...)
The Long Emergency
What's going to happen as we start running out of cheap gas to guzzle?
By JAMES HOWARD KUNSTLER
A few weeks ago, the price of oil ratcheted above fifty-five dollars a barrel, which is about twenty dollars a barrel more than a year ago. The next day, the oil story was buried on page six of the New York Times business section. Apparently, the price of oil is not considered significant news, even when it goes up five bucks a barrel in the span of ten days. That same day, the stock market shot up more than a hundred points because, CNN said, government data showed no signs of inflation. Note to clueless nation: Call planet Earth.
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rolanni before returning to work.As a science fiction writer, a part of me has always believed this could be the future, if we didn't stop squabbling and get to work about serious problems. Even my mother commented once years ago that covering farmland with parking lots did not seem like a good long-term idea. This writer suggests that we might all be alive when the long decay begins. We're no longer talking 2050--we're talking 2010. For the first time, I am considering whether to return to the midwest with its winters and my arthritis, or remain here with its weather extremes and lack of extensive farmland.
Read, and maybe start planning? Sof, how about our extended community now? (I'll miss the internet...)
The Long Emergency
What's going to happen as we start running out of cheap gas to guzzle?
By JAMES HOWARD KUNSTLER
A few weeks ago, the price of oil ratcheted above fifty-five dollars a barrel, which is about twenty dollars a barrel more than a year ago. The next day, the oil story was buried on page six of the New York Times business section. Apparently, the price of oil is not considered significant news, even when it goes up five bucks a barrel in the span of ten days. That same day, the stock market shot up more than a hundred points because, CNN said, government data showed no signs of inflation. Note to clueless nation: Call planet Earth.
The rest of the story
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My careful thought is this--my new, "haven't been pushing them but will bring them up" topics with my congress critters will be, 60-100 mpg cars, and renewing the rail system.
It's a sensible precaution, and considering how much food moves by train, we must improve the overall train system.