Category Archives: Where to Be or Not to Be

I would guess that as oil declines, remote gas stations will close, forcing many to move to urban areas, which will become megacities. for a while food, shelter, and power can be provided to these dense urban centers, but eventually the electric grid will fail more and more often, forcing people to leave cities for the countryside, where they won’t be welcome

Book list: What to do about peak everything and limits to growth

Posted on January 13, 2021 by

If you search on prepping you’ll get 62 million results, but that hasn’t been my focus. I’m madly in love with my techno-optimist husband, we’re both senior citizens, and so we’re not going anywhere or preparing.   Where best to be … Continue reading →

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Escape collapse on a DIY floating island

Posted on December 20, 2020 by

Preface. Build your own sustainable floating compound. At Freedom Cove, food preparation takes up a large part of the day. Without a refrigerator or freezer, the couple catch fish and grow almost all the food they consume in a large … Continue reading →

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Millions in danger of floods on Mississippi and Missouri

Posted on December 5, 2020 by

Preface. Here’s something for you young folks considering “where to be” after energy collapse. Flooding is a huge consideration. My great grandfather was a doctor in Oklahoma who saw many lose their homes and farms from floods and die from … Continue reading →

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Escape to Mars after we’ve trashed the Earth?

Posted on August 3, 2020 by

The idea that we can go to Mars is touted by NASA, Elon Musk, and so many others that this dream seems just around the corner.  If we destroy our planet with climate change, pollution, biodiversity loss, soil erosion, aquifer … Continue reading →

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Climate change impacts on agriculture

Posted on July 6, 2020 by

Preface. There are three articles below on this topic. Climate change impacts on agriculture in the news: 2021 Atmospheric drying will lead to lower crop yields, shorter trees across the globe Alice Friedemann   www.energyskeptic.com  author of “Life After Fossil Fuels: … Continue reading →

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Ugo Bardi: Collapse. Where can we find a safe refuge?

Posted on June 21, 2020 by

Preface. This is from the excellent blog Cassandralegacy.blogspot.com of Ugo Bardi’s posted here. I agree that a small town or city might be best, but only if near agriculture, most towns in the desert SouthWest of the U.S. are not … Continue reading →

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When wood once again becomes our main energy source, how long will it last?

Posted on January 23, 2020 by

Preface. Since we’re going back to wood as our main energy and infrastructure source after fossil fuels deplete, I thought it would be interesting to try to get an idea of how wood stacks up against other energy resources (below).   … Continue reading →

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Billionaire apocalypse bunkers

Posted on December 2, 2019 by

Preface. There are many reasons why people might want a bunker, but peak oil, peak phosphorous, peak everything really… and limits to growth were not among the reasons given in the article below. When people emerge from their bunkers, they’d … Continue reading →

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Scientists on where to be in the 21st century based on sustainability

Posted on November 22, 2019 by

Preface. The article below is based on Hall & Day’s book “America’s Most Sustainable Cities and Regions: Surviving the 21st Century Megatrends”. Related articles: Hess, P. 2016. These will be the best places to live in America in 2100 A.D. … Continue reading →

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Book review: the stranger in the woods. The extraordinary story of the last true hermit

Posted on April 30, 2019 by

Preface.  On March 16, 2020 it was announced that the residents of most San Francisco Bay Area counties were expected to shelter in place for a few weeks to stop the Covid-19 pandemic.   Three weeks?  You can do it, Christopher … Continue reading →

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