Year 2012: End of the World

Well, it’s been a while since I last commented on the situation in the Gulf so it is probably well past time for an update. As of a few weeks ago there is a temporary cap that seems to have managed to stop the oil gusher. I did not make a joyous post right away [...]

Last summer was full of reminders about the real price of energy in our world. Not just the cost as measured in dollar amounts, but the human and environmental costs as well. The need to shift to energy sources that are not derived from traditional carbon fuels like oil and coal continues to grow more [...]

There is a lot of speculation these days about the possibility of a global cataclysm in the next few years. Most of this attention is based on the Mayan calendar. December 21, 2012 is the supposed end of the Mayan long form calendar, but it is only the end of one epoch, not the end [...]