The End of An Age
The decline and end (and beginning) of an age. An interview with Liam Scheff and Kayemmo KMO O’Khan. For the record or the road: an interview on many to most of the things that I think, write and talk about:… Continue Reading
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H’s, T’s and E’s – A Peak Oil Guide
by Liam. This is a post meant for people who follow resource depletion, simplified for the group think as “peak oil.” But you might enjoy knowing more about the three groups now thinking about the way this society will crumble… Continue Reading
The Solar Myth
Many of you know I’m writing this during a severe health crisis. You can support the work at the links below. Now, on with the sunshine. by Liam Scheff A good friend asked me: Why do people believe the solar… Continue Reading
A Peak Oil Thought Experiment: Letting The Optimists Speak
by Liam Many of you know I’m writing this during a severe health crisis. You can support the work at the links below. Now, on with the grease. What is Peak Oil? No, That’s Not What It Is. People imagine… Continue Reading
Leo’s New Documentary (Game Over)
[Before the Flood] I like Leo. I think he’d be a great guy to hang out with. His performances are deep, human, troubled, moving, and unglamorously brave and honest. That said, I’m not worried about climate change, or his fascination… Continue Reading
Be prepared to grow food: This Moment In Oil and Cultural Decline
By Liam Scheff Realities and predictions: Energy, water and food are all on the decline. With the imminent surrender of California to “reality” (aka, it’s a desert, everybody, and it always was!), food in the U.S. is about to become… Continue Reading
Water Crash and Cannibal California
It’s Liam with a message of… disaster! It’s Collapsifornication! California has a year of water left, says NASA, at current usage rates. The rationing, price-hikes, price-gouging, ruination of livelihoods, businesses and economies begins now! Get there early for a front… Continue Reading
The Three Phases of Human Psychological Development Through History
by Liam Scheff As I write my new book, I’ll pause to sketch a short picture in black and white of what I’m finding in the piles of research I’m reading and listening to. The new book is about the… Continue Reading
Science – The Petroleum Priesthood
by Liam Scheff What we don’t understand (because we don’t see the road leading from antiquity to the present) is that what we call “Scientists” are actually priests to the god of petroleum. Everything we do, eat, touch, see, taste,… Continue Reading
The New World
by Liam Scheff Proposition: We’re doomed, and we more or less deserve to be. We’ve done ourselves in. Our food, our water, energy, culture – everything about us is reeking of imminent death – or, at least, of strenuous, aching… Continue Reading
What’s a Sievert? (Damn! We’re in a Tight Spot!)
by Liam Scheff Hot Damn! Did you know that there are funny people running round who think that radiation is safe and harmless? Yes, even the nuclear kind. No, really! So, let’s look at data and questions that arise when… Continue Reading
Collapse or Contraction? Energy Show Tonight 9-1-2013
TONIGHT – Ce Soir, Esta Noche on The ENERGY Show! How does the world end? With a bang, or a whimper? Does it COLLAPSE? Or… Contract? We’ll spool out collapse-contraction scenarios, from most to least probable, and least to most… Continue Reading
The Next Version
by Liam Scheff (Post-fever thoughts on a Thursday.) Fukushima. Monsanto. GMO. Toxic injections. Poisonous petrol-drugs Fracking. Oil spills. More nuclear waste. We’re all doomed, of course. I think accepting this grants a certain laissez-faire quality to the whole parade. I’m… Continue Reading
Oil Rig On Fire? Nothing To See Here!
Greetings fellow prisoners servants of her Majesty, the Fed and all ships at sea! It is I, Liam, your humble narrator for this jaunt on Mr. Oil’s Wild Ride. Do you understand that when I say, “We are going to… Continue Reading