Posts Tagged ‘peak oil’
What the Economic Crisis Really Means and What We Can Do About It
Posted by Kindle Loomis, Published: October 17th, 2012
By Theo Kitchener
We were told that the global financial crisis of 2008 happened because irresponsible borrowers couldn’t afford to pay back their loans. This is true, but it was also part of a much deeper problem. The issue is that our economic system is based on the need for continuous, perpetual growth. It’s highly likely that we’re already in the beginnings of [...]
Banking, Oil, and Us–A Troubled Trio
Posted by Kindle Loomis, Published: September 6th, 2012
By Sarah Parkinson
Reading the newspaper these days often feels like an onslaught of one crisis after another—storms causing severe flooding, droughts ruining crops and driving up food prices, wildfires destroying thousands of homes. In the midst of these immediate and dramatic stories, the global financial crisis of 2008 can feel like old news. But a new video animation by Doing It Ourselves [...]
