The John James Newsletter 256
They know no limits. They have never abided by the norms of society and never will. We pay taxes—they don’t. We work hard to get into an elite university or get a job—they don’t.
The twentieth century way of life has been made available, largely due to the miracle of cheap energy. The price of energy has been at record lows for the past century and a half.As oil becomes increasingly scarce, it is becoming obvious to everyone, that the rapid economic and industrial growth we have enjoyed for that time is not sustainable.Now, the hunt is on. For renewable sources of energy, for alternative sources of energy, for a way of life that is less dependent on cheap energy.Â
They know no limits. They have never abided by the norms of society and never will. We pay taxes—they don’t. We work hard to get into an elite university or get a job—they don’t.
We can’t get there obeying Constitutional theory and law crafted by slave masters, imperialists, corporate controllers, and Nature destroyers.
In places where long-term insect data are available, mainly in Europe, insect numbers are plummeting.
What is the matter with these people? Either they really don’t know, or they are so corrupt that they pretend they don’t know. That’s the real story.
We play Russian roulette with climate and no one knows what lies in the active chamber Wallace BroeckerPeople are angry. They feel that nobody is listening to their pain.
Can modern society prepare for a world in which global warming threatens large-scale social, economic, and political upheaval?