Let's Get Real

There has been happy talk about oil recently. So much happy talk that I wondered when reality would strike. The combination of BP's Tiber well and the ongoing development of Brazil's Tupi field have been used to suggest that all this talk of Peak Oil is really a modern day tale of Chicken Little. In this case, the falling sky is falling oil production. Even the New York Times recently

The Ghost Fleet and the Credit Contraction

And you thought the US Navy was big? Check this out and then connect the dots. Should you need any help, this article about the credit contraction may help. This contraction is why my brother is out of a job. How's your job holding up? How long before those ships start sailing again?

Nature as The Master

Dealing with the challenge of how to live well yet lightly on this planet, I found (via The Sun magazine) the Biomimicry Institute. Many of the problems we face have already been solved by nature, but we didn't pay attention, preferring to "reinvent the wheel." We need to pay closer attention to what nature can teach us.