the unraveling

And…. we’re back

December 30, 2008 on 11:40 pm | In fucking americans, economics, peak oil, politics, world, environment | No Comments

I don’t know if Obama’s numerous cabinet appointees are making anyone else nervous but so far the lustre of “change” is starting to look a little less shiny than it did on November 5th. I’m willing to give the guy the benefit of the doubt - after all he is extremely intelligent, more than qualified, and he hasn’t even taken office yet, but let’s just say I don’t plan on being a cheerleader without cause. So where to begin? There are so many interlocking issues that need addressing. While the term “holistic” tends to conjure images of trendy new age quackery, the idea of a whole approach to our situation seems to be a good one. The economy, the environment, energy, and healthcare are major issues that are all connected, and approaching these problems from a “quality and sustainability of life” perspective would be bold.  I’ve been picking up bits of ideas from various sources on the web and what I find is that no one is really connecting all of the dots here (except for Jim Kunstler, and his prognostications are grim indeed).

So what do we do? Here are a few articles I’ve read recently that may help point the way…

http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/557976http://climateandcapitalism.com/?p=588

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/oct/22/climate-change-renewable-energy

http://thebreakthrough.org/blog/2008/12/will_energy_efficiency_stimulu.shtml 

http://www.commondreams.org/view/2008/12/26-3