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James Howard Kuntsler Talks About Peak Oil, Collapse, and The Long Emergency
Repost from Todays Author’s: “Author James Howard Kunstler talks about his book “The Long Emergency” with host Gary McLouth. In the best-seller The Long Emergency, James Howard Kunstler explores how the terminal decline of oil production had the potential to put industrial civilization out of business. The book explores the global oil predicament, climate change, and other shocks to the system with implications for how we will live in the decades ahead. In addition, Kunstler discusses his other books World Made By Hand and The Witch of Hebron a fictional series based on The Long Emergency, set in upstate New York in the not-distant future.” – Part 1 of 2 – Please check out Today’s Authors at http://www.todaysauthors.com/guests/jameshowardkunstler.html
6 Comments on "James Howard Kuntsler Talks About Peak Oil, Collapse, and The Long Emergency"
Keith_McClary on Mon, 28th Nov 2011 12:20 am
Kunstler spelled wrong.
MrEnergyCzar on Mon, 28th Nov 2011 1:33 am
His World Made by Hand and Witch of Hebron are both great post peak oil novels….
MrEnergyCzar
rebecca on Mon, 28th Nov 2011 1:49 am
I’ve read three of his books, The Long Emergency, World Made by Hand and The Witch of Hebron. I recommend them all.
Each time I hear or read about the future of less and less oil, attention is given to things like more localized living, fewer car trips, etc. However, I would like to hear thought on how this will affect our economy and people’s ability to find work. Granted these changes may take place over the course of years, but take my town for example. It’s not a wealthy town. There are appox 7000 residents most of which drive miles out of town to work. What are people to do if they can no longer afford to drive long distances to work or even more likely, whenthey no longer have a job to drive to? I can’t see transforming my town into it’s own locally economy. Not unless everyone were to get onboard now to begin a transition. Unfortunately I see a very bleak future.
jedrider on Mon, 28th Nov 2011 3:58 am
Rabecca, I imagine that a ‘global’ economy becomes replaced by a ‘local’ economy, i.e. no Walmart. It’s the transition that seems the most scary. Yes, office workers might have to start using their arms and their feet more. Hard to imagine in a non-rural environment though. Doesn’t seem possible actually, unless there are far less people around.
Dusko on Mon, 28th Nov 2011 2:16 pm
Jim is the modern day Mark Twain. Twain was an author and social critic living in New York State pushing the American Identity forward. The parallels between these two men are striking.
Kenz300 on Mon, 28th Nov 2011 7:34 pm
Individuals, business and politicians seem not to react to a problem until a crisis forces them to. Very few are preparing for an end to cheap oil and the impacts on the economy. We will walk a little more, drive a little less, use public transit more, plant a garden, get the bicycle out of the garage, and look more favorably at energy efficient cars and appliances. A long slow rise in the price of energy will take some adjustment but we can adjust. If the rise in price is sharp and abrupt the world economy may react very negatively, with rising unemployment, business failures and rising poverty and despair.
In either case few people are preparing adequately.