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Category Archives: Financial Crisis
Ten years of drought susceptibility ahead of us.
The Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts and the Oklahoma Conference of Churches have partnered on a project to encourage people to pray for rain to end the drought. Some here in central Oklahoma may be wondering “What Drought?” but that … Continue reading
iPermie now on sale!
My new book, iPermie! How to permaculture your urban lifestyle, is now on sale at these fine online sources. Only $1.99! for 14 sections, 248 chapters, 399,000 words! http://www.ipermie.net https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/271541 Amazon Kindle Apple Store Kobo Versent eBooks Bookmark on DeliciousDigg … Continue reading
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Good and Frugal Government, Climate Instability, Corporation shenanigans, Economic Prosperity, Environmental Sustainability, Financial Crisis, food, garden, Local Food Systems, Peak Oil, Permaculture, Social Justice, War and Peace
Tagged New Urbanism, Permaculture, urban issues
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Leaving the poor behind for the wolves to devour.
What did I expect from Governor Mary Queen of Lynch Mobs Fallin? I guess I expected more than what we got, which just goes to show how I am not immune to the random hope that somebody somewhere in the … Continue reading
An Open Letter to Oklahoma Conservatives
Brandon Dutcher, of the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs, threw down a gauntlet today in a column in the Daily Oklahoman — It’s Time To do Something Great! He notes the extraordinary lack of vision among Oklahoma Republicans, who dominate … Continue reading
An Open Letter to Congressman Paul Ryan.
Dear Congressman Ryan, Much has been made of your devotion — or your confusion — about the social teachings of the Catholic Church in the present campaign for president. Your bishop has vouched for your social teaching credentials, but my … Continue reading
Notes on Dr. John Ikerd’s talk on sustainable economics at Oklahoma State University
University of Missouri professor-emeritus in economics Dr. John Ikerd spoke at OSU this afternoon with a good group there to here him, including some of the leaders in the state’s sustainable agriculture movement, including Dr. Jim Horne of the Kerr … Continue reading
Peak Oil Denialists Running Rampant
You know that the peak oil denial movement is running rampant when Treehugger of all places pops up with a peak oil denial article quoting the redoubtable George Monbiot claiming that “there’s enough oil to deep fry us all.” While … Continue reading
Posted in Environmental Sustainability, Financial Crisis, Oklahoma City, Peak Oil
Tagged oil, peak oil, Sharon Astyk
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The big picture on the income tax debate and the coming defenestration of the economic aristocracy.
It’s not an accident that abolition of the state income tax has come up at this juncture of history. Because of the economics of scarcity, and the on-going slide of our nation onto the ash heap of history, people understand … Continue reading
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Tagged crooked thieving politicians, Democrats, Oklahoma, republicans
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Leaving people behind for the wolves to devour.
Comes now Rep. George Faught, who tells us that helping its employees make charitable contributions is not a “core state function.” I think that may mean that it does not reward friends of the Republican party, and it could possibly … Continue reading
The New Bank Fraud Scandal
I am so tempted to quit my job, sell everything I own in the city, and run away to somewhere remote in the desert, with a deep artesian well, a tall aerial, and satellite internet and settle back to watch … Continue reading

