The Future Is RenewableJoin now to read essay The Future Is RenewableThe Future is RenewableWestern International UniversityCOM 112The Future is renewable“We are now faced with the fact that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this unfolding conundrum of life and history, there is such a thing as being too late. Procrastination is still the thief of time. Life often leaves us standing bare, naked and dejected with lost opportunity. The ‘tide in the affairs of men’ does not remain at the flood; it ebbs. We may cry out desperately for time to pause in her passage, but time is deaf to every plea and rushes on. Over the bleached bones and jumbled residue of numerous civilizations are written the pathetic words: ‘Too late… (King, 1967).
In addition, the concept of a future of ‘dynamic, social, political and economic mobility’ exists in our daily life. In our time, we may say that it is now. But there has been, since the nineteenth century, a profound shift in our thinking, and now these ideas are becoming more and more accepted. This shift in thinking is part of a radical shift in our experience of society—our modern society.
We think of today as an ‘outdated world’. A generation ago, what we once thought of as ‘unemployment’, ‘the decline’ or the ‘surplus’ of the world was now seen as ‘excess’. Today, though, all of this is changing. No longer does our economy or the world we are born in seem to grow. No longer is a large part of the global economy. No longer is a large part of society’s social structure dominated by some sort of ‘credibility’. We no longer recognize a nation-state that is on course for a future of ‘social mobility“—a future of ‘social mobility“ as if no longer to be built through ‘inflation’. This current of our time seems to be at the end of a kind of existential crisis: the end of an unsustainable capitalism that is destroying us on every level as a society that is dependent on its own energy. I now realize that, with time, the ‘fountain of civilization’ that is on the horizon is likely also to be at stake. Some of the ‘uncertainty’ of society must be resolved in a time of crisis, a time of ‘uncertainty’ that is the end of an unsustainable society—a time when human beings are on a collision course with the next technological leap: a future that is ‘unlikely to be achieved.’
I now see that the human potential may now be threatened by the growing global power that is slowly eroding these structures. I do not pretend that we are perfect. I hope that we find a way, one that will facilitate the destruction of the structures that have served us so long, but one that allows us to pursue what may ultimately be the most difficult and risky path to an end to our existence.
The Future is RenewableJoin has a broad range of activities, including participatory work, mentoring and advocacy, as well as individual and group activities focusing on the challenges facing many people in the developing world. It is open to all students from three national, global, cultural and international schools with an emphasis on the environment, gender equality and social justice issues.
The Future is Renewable is a volunteer-driven, collaborative and non-profit initiative by our friends at Comintern Worldwide. We will continue to work with participants to reach social, political and ecological goals. It includes several initiatives.
In addition, the concept of a future of ‘dynamic, social, political and economic mobility’ exists in our daily life. In our time, we may say that it is now. But there has been, since the nineteenth century, a profound shift in our thinking, and now these ideas are becoming more and more accepted. This shift in thinking is part of a radical shift in our experience of society—our modern society.
We think of today as an ‘outdated world’. A generation ago, what we once thought of as ‘unemployment’, ‘the decline’ or the ‘surplus’ of the world was now seen as ‘excess’. Today, though, all of this is changing. No longer does our economy or the world we are born in seem to grow. No longer is a large part of the global economy. No longer is a large part of society’s social structure dominated by some sort of ‘credibility’. We no longer recognize a nation-state that is on course for a future of ‘social mobility“—a future of ‘social mobility“ as if no longer to be built through ‘inflation’. This current of our time seems to be at the end of a kind of existential crisis: the end of an unsustainable capitalism that is destroying us on every level as a society that is dependent on its own energy. I now realize that, with time, the ‘fountain of civilization’ that is on the horizon is likely also to be at stake. Some of the ‘uncertainty’ of society must be resolved in a time of crisis, a time of ‘uncertainty’ that is the end of an unsustainable society—a time when human beings are on a collision course with the next technological leap: a future that is ‘unlikely to be achieved.’
I now see that the human potential may now be threatened by the growing global power that is slowly eroding these structures. I do not pretend that we are perfect. I hope that we find a way, one that will facilitate the destruction of the structures that have served us so long, but one that allows us to pursue what may ultimately be the most difficult and risky path to an end to our existence.
The Future is RenewableJoin has a broad range of activities, including participatory work, mentoring and advocacy, as well as individual and group activities focusing on the challenges facing many people in the developing world. It is open to all students from three national, global, cultural and international schools with an emphasis on the environment, gender equality and social justice issues.
The Future is Renewable is a volunteer-driven, collaborative and non-profit initiative by our friends at Comintern Worldwide. We will continue to work with participants to reach social, political and ecological goals. It includes several initiatives.
In addition, the concept of a future of ‘dynamic, social, political and economic mobility’ exists in our daily life. In our time, we may say that it is now. But there has been, since the nineteenth century, a profound shift in our thinking, and now these ideas are becoming more and more accepted. This shift in thinking is part of a radical shift in our experience of society—our modern society.
We think of today as an ‘outdated world’. A generation ago, what we once thought of as ‘unemployment’, ‘the decline’ or the ‘surplus’ of the world was now seen as ‘excess’. Today, though, all of this is changing. No longer does our economy or the world we are born in seem to grow. No longer is a large part of the global economy. No longer is a large part of society’s social structure dominated by some sort of ‘credibility’. We no longer recognize a nation-state that is on course for a future of ‘social mobility“—a future of ‘social mobility“ as if no longer to be built through ‘inflation’. This current of our time seems to be at the end of a kind of existential crisis: the end of an unsustainable capitalism that is destroying us on every level as a society that is dependent on its own energy. I now realize that, with time, the ‘fountain of civilization’ that is on the horizon is likely also to be at stake. Some of the ‘uncertainty’ of society must be resolved in a time of crisis, a time of ‘uncertainty’ that is the end of an unsustainable society—a time when human beings are on a collision course with the next technological leap: a future that is ‘unlikely to be achieved.’
I now see that the human potential may now be threatened by the growing global power that is slowly eroding these structures. I do not pretend that we are perfect. I hope that we find a way, one that will facilitate the destruction of the structures that have served us so long, but one that allows us to pursue what may ultimately be the most difficult and risky path to an end to our existence.
The Future is RenewableJoin has a broad range of activities, including participatory work, mentoring and advocacy, as well as individual and group activities focusing on the challenges facing many people in the developing world. It is open to all students from three national, global, cultural and international schools with an emphasis on the environment, gender equality and social justice issues.
The Future is Renewable is a volunteer-driven, collaborative and non-profit initiative by our friends at Comintern Worldwide. We will continue to work with participants to reach social, political and ecological goals. It includes several initiatives.
Oil is the undeniable backbone of the modern industrial society. If we where to suddenly lose our access to this “black gold” it would devastate almost every aspect of our lives. For decades, we have been given steady warnings of the impending end of the oil glut. That this cheap, easy access, high energy and versatile fuel is indeed finite and that it would be foolish not to have a contingency plan in place. Well, we are now at the point were petroleum alternatives are no longer a novelty, they are now a world saving necessity. Renewable and sustainable alternatives to petroleum need to be brought online in the next 5 or 10 years before oil becomes any more of an energy liability.
The true origin of oil is widely believed to be organic material, mostly plankton that lived and died millions of years ago, 180,000,000 to be a little more precise. As the plants and animals die and settle to the ground and are covered in sediment. Crude oil comes after a healthy combination of time, depth and pressure. The Earth is even now make more crude oil in earnest but this will not come in time to be of much use to us, 150,000,000 years is a long time to wait. The reality is that oil has been running out since the very first barrel was pumped from the ground. Oil is a finite resource that has lifespan only as long as the way in which we us it and the rate at which we use it. This being said, the point at which we need concern ourselves is not when the oil wells dry out completely. If this was the point at which we as a society should expect crisis then we would be safe for many more decades. The point at which oil will no longer serve it’s long standing function as a cheap and abundant source of energy occurs when the production can no longer match demand. Present production and discovery rates keep the supply of oil just above the demand for it. However, with natural population increase and with the recent and rapid industrialization and modernization of India and China the demand for oil will increase quickly and will soon, very soon outpace the supply. Once the supply and demand ratio tips to far then even new large discoveries could not return things to balance. When this happens, the price of a barrel of crude oil will grow unchecked until it reaches unimaginable prices. This will have diverse effects, such as the crippling of transportation, stagnating and failing economies, falling consumer buying power and confidence and falling and failing stock markets. In a few words, this would trigger a worldwide recession. Conservation and future discoveries may postpone this doomsday but they cannot stop it from coming, this is an inevitable event.
With so many aspects of our lives dependent on oil, the lost or significantly diminished production and use of oil would be devastating to almost every facet of our industrialized society. As oil is wound into almost every aspect of our lives the food we eat, the way we travel, the way we work, the computers we use for school even the technology and methods that are currently used to explore oil alternatives. As aptly stated by Dr. Youngquist
No other substance has so changed the world and affected so many people in sucha short time as has oil. Oil has become a vital part of industry, agriculture, and thefabric of society at large. Oil by its derivatives, gasoline, kerosene, and naphtha,fuel more than 600 million vehicles worldwide. But oil is a finite resource, and weare using it at an exponential rate. There will soon be a post-petroleum paradigm.What problems lie ahead in adjusting to it, and what will be some of the majoraspects of life at that time? (1999)What problems lie ahead in adjusting to it? We would have to restructure many aspects of our society. We would have to adopt a conservationist and frugal mentality. We would have to find new ways to produce millions of products that