Quote Originally Posted by Grog View Post
If you really want to scare yourself (although it will be less scary now that you live in the PNW, to a point), go read
The Long Emergency
by James Howard Kunstler.

He's bringing together global politics, urban studies, climatology, and oil depletion theories in a very skilful way. Frankly it's quite pessimistic but it ends on a positive note. I reread bits of it last night and I find that it's a good mental exercise to see things differently once in a while. It's easy to take our environment for granted...
+1. Kunstler's unfortunately hitting the nail right on the head with his predictions. I do hope he's wrong about the ability of someone to find a reliable, renewable, affordable alternative to fossil fuels. I agree it's unlikely to happen soon enough, though.