Ever think about how much oil would be needed to build-out the glorious solar/bike/train/pedestrian Solar Punk future some are clamoring for? We’ve painted ourselves into a corner with our embrace of carbon fueled commerce. Something you will often see are desperate attempts to maintain an energy-use budget affluent people are accustomed to, without accepting that this can in no way happen.
#Thoughts #CollapseNowAndAvoidTheRush
#PostCarbon #Energy #NotTheFutureWeOrdered

*Using a mechanical push mower, if I wait to long, I’ll have to get out the scythe.
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Had this book for 16 years, now. Possibly more relevant, now. Good luck with the future we’ve ordered.
#PostPetroleum #CollapseNowAndAvoidTheRush #ClimateCrisis #SolarPunk #GreenWizardry #GoodLuckWithThat

Just going to leave this here, for no particular reason at all… /s

https://www.resilience.org/stories/2019-05-29/review-collapse-now-and-avoid-the-rush-by-john-michael-greer/

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