“Amish in the City” and Gas Prices

I took a break from the Dem convention to watch the latest reality TV show, "Amish in the City," where five Amish young adults stay with six city counterparts in LA to see how they like it. So far I think I like the Amish kids better than the city kids, who are sometimes mean and arrogant.

Then today I heard that oil has hit a record $43 a barrel. As the price continues to increase in the coming decades, we may learn a thing or two from the Amish. Getting by without fossil fuels could be an important survival skill. For more background on this topic, see my October 2003 book review of "The Party’s Over" by Richard Heinberg.