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Bubbles and Backlashes

By R. Michael Conley | October 8, 2015

financial panic

Financial markets have been turbulent as of late with no end in sight. A sagging global economy could overwhelm America’s recovery efforts with toxic effects on key climate change and clean energy initiatives now underway. The Federal Reserve’s recent decision to postpone an interest rate hike is but one reflection of their deep global concern. In a world of multiple, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Economy Tagged With: China, climate science deniers, economic crisis

Not made in America

By Staff Reports | December 7, 2011

Made in USA image

"Here, look at this handsome L.L. Bean catalog and tell me what you want for Christmas," said a relative over Thanksgiving weekend. I started leafing through the 88 page cornucopia with hundreds of clothing and household products, garnished by free gift cards and guaranteed free shipping. I wasn't perusing it for any suggested gifts; instead, I was going through every offering … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Transition Tagged With: China, free trade, manufacturing, Ralph Nader, US trade deficit

How Saudi oil could start World War III

By Erik Curren | December 5, 2011

The White House at night

"I want to go to war with China," said presidential hopeful Rick Santorum in a recent GOP debate, showing the cavernous lack of any good sense that has become his trademark. Nonetheless, Santorum was probably speaking for many Americans who fear that China may soon overtake the US as the world's single great power. By contrast, many of those same Americans probably think of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: China, futurology, peak oil fiction, plutocracy, R. Michael Conley, Rick Santorum, Saudi Arabia

Excerpt: Lethal Trajectories

By R. Michael Conley | December 5, 2011

man with binoculars looking at warships

1 The year is 2017, and mankind is on a collision course with the perfect storm of all time. A finger is on the trigger in the East China Sea, and the blast to come will set off a chain reaction of catastrophic proportions. East China Sea 14 September 2017 Ensign Inoue Makita was bursting with energy as he rushed through his battle stations checklist aboard his … [Read more...]

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Filed Under: Books Tagged With: China, Japan, oil crisis, peak oil fiction, R. Michael Conley

Chinese billionaire crushes perfectly good Mercedes to protest driving

By Erik Curren | October 14, 2011

Chen crushing a Mercedes

To prepare for peak oil, I've argued that nations need to rely less on imports and bring their manufacturing back home. But here's an import from China that I'd like to see come to the West. In advance of China's National Car-Free Day in September, Chen Guangbiao, a flamboyant but green-friendly billionaire, staged a publicity stunt where he had a Mercedes-Benz sedan … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy Tagged With: Bill Gates, car-free cities, Chen Guangbiao, China, gas prices, Oil Depletion Protocol, transit, Warren Buffett

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