Category Archives: What to do

Become a Bison rancher

Posted on September 21, 2014 by energyskeptic

Far more buffalo can be grazed per acre than cattle. It’s likely wild bison will return to the Great Plains in the future. Already there are fewer people in areas where the Ogalla aquifer has been depleted than when Native … Continue reading →

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What we knew about the energy crisis back in 1977

Posted on July 20, 2014 by energyskeptic

A friend of mine found this yesterday in one of her folders from college. If seems like even more Americans are ignorant and blindly techno-optimist today than they were 40 years ago. The last item of how we might proceed … Continue reading →

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Charles Hugh Smith: How To Find Shelter From The Coming Storms?

Posted on July 11, 2014 by energyskeptic

How To Find Shelter From The Coming Storms? by Charles Hugh Smith Some basic suggestions for those who are seeking shelter from the coming storms of global financial crisis and recession. Reader Andy recently wrote: “I look forward to your … Continue reading →

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Increasing population + declining fossil fuels = less population

Posted on July 1, 2014 by energyskeptic

[ This essay looks at the human footprint on the planet, how it grew so large, the problems it causes, and the consequences. Alice Friedemann www.energyskeptic.com author of “When Trucks Stop Running: Energy and the Future of Transportation”, 2015, Springer … Continue reading →

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Richard Duncan : Olduvai Gorge – Civilization ends when Electric Grids Permanently Fail

Posted on June 26, 2014 by energyskeptic

The Olduvai Theory – Heading into the Gorge By Richard C. Duncan, Ph.D. Volume 23, Number 2 (Winter 2013) Summary: The Olduvai Theory is defined as the ratio of world energy production and population. It states that average energy production … Continue reading →

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More diesel for tractors & trucks, less gas for cars

Posted on May 24, 2014 by energyskeptic

The 1980 rationing plan would shift whatever petroleum was needed to agriculture and other essential services before making it available to the public via rationing. This would be diesel since tractors, harvesters, trucks, and trains can’t and don’t burn gasoline. … Continue reading →

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Peak Resources and the Preservation of Knowledge

Posted on May 24, 2014 by energyskeptic

Peak Resources and the Preservation of Knowledge By Alice Friedemann January 6, 2006 “Peak oil will affect more people, in more places, in more ways, than anything else in the history of the world”. Walter Youngquist, author of Geodestinies Summary … Continue reading →

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Gardening – Grow Your Own Food

Posted on May 23, 2014 by energyskeptic

Best Home or small farm method I’ve taken many gardening and permaculture classes, but by far the best way to grow your own food is explained in John Jeavons’ book “How to grow more vegetables And Fruits, Nuts, Berries, Grains … Continue reading →

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29 Things to Keep in Mind about buying Real Estate

Posted on May 9, 2014 by energyskeptic

This is an edited down version of 30 Reasons To Get Out Of Real Estate And Into REAL Assets by “Don’t Tread on Me” at businessinsider.com. The shift from paper assets to real assets is driven by money/debt creation. Since … Continue reading →

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Disarray by James Howard Kunstler

Posted on May 6, 2014 by energyskeptic

Feb 21, 2008 DISARRAY by James Howard Kunstler The dark tunnel that the U.S. economy has entered began to look more and more like a black hole recently, sucking in lives, fortunes, and prospects behind a Potemkin facade of orderly … Continue reading →