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The Real Reason the Climate Movement Has Failed

By Erik Curren | August 28, 2019

Abolish Oil Now book cover

If you think that climate change is turning out to be worse than anyone had thought, it's not hard to find people who agree with you. Just check out some recent headlines: "Scientists Have Been Underestimating the Pace of Climate Change" says Scientific American"The Oceans are Warming Faster than Scientists Thought," says CNN"Destruction from Climate Change will be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Climate Tagged With: slavery

Follow the energy to find the money

By Allan Stromfeldt Christensen | February 17, 2015

peat bricks

While the phrase "follow the money" is common parlance in progressive circles these days, a more relevant line of investigation for these peak oil times of ours might be, I think, "follow the energy." For as it is, the suggestion of "following the money" generally refers to something like following the trail of bread crumbs all the way to where the buck stops, one eventually … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Economy, Energy Tagged With: finance, fossil fuels, slavery

The curse of slavery, the curse of oil

By Gerri Williams | December 13, 2013

Still from "12 Years A Slave"

Against all odds, a film based on a 150-year-old, almost forgotten book has generated international acclaim and is positioned to sweep multiple Oscars categories. The recently-released film 12 Years A Slave is based on the autobiography of the same name by Solomon Northrup, a free black man who lived in New York state with his wife and two children before the Civil War. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Films Tagged With: 350.org, Andrew Nikiforuk, climate change, energy slaves, Peak Oil Flicks, Slave Labor, slavery

The Age of Oil: Every man a master, every man a slave

By Erik Curren | May 29, 2013

oil pump jack

"If we do commit a sin owning slaves," said one Alabama slaveholder in 1835, "it is certainly one which is attended with great conveniences." You can say the same thing about using energy from fossil fuels — it may be immoral, but it sure is handy. And that's the conundrum that Andrew Nikiforuk examines in The Energy of Slaves: Oil and the New Servitude. Every man a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Andrew Nikiforuk, energy slaves, Modern Slavery, oil, slavery

Emancipating slaves then and now

By Erik Curren | April 24, 2013

emancipation cartoon

This year marks the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. It's a needed chance for Americans to talk about slavery that has helped us reexamine our history. For example, recent documentaries and museum exhibits on America's Founding Fathers regularly show that slavery played a big role in the lives of several heroes of the American Revolution. So, now we know … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy Tagged With: Abraham Lincoln, Civil War, emancipation proclamation, Hannah Arendt, Modern Slavery, Robert E. Lee, Slave Labor, slavery

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