The U.S. auto industry is on the chopping block. Michigan employs 240,000 jobs in auto assembly, parts and sales. In addition, another one million plus people in Michigan would be at risk for losing their jobs if the big three were to fail. With the loss of these jobs, every Michigan business and government will be severely impacted. Imagine ( Read more... )

I’m flying over Lake Michigan on my way to Sacramento, California for the ASPO-USA Peak Oil Conference. There will be many people there who I’m eager to ask questions; questions about the future of Michigan ( Read more... )

Recently, I've been thinking about my state of preparedness for a rapid collapse of the global economy. With the US dollar losing value, the housing bubble bursting, oil and gold prices relentlessly increasing, and a feeling that the peak oil buzz is going to soon cause the big investors to go into some sort of buying or selling frenzy, I have to ( Read more... )

Two years ago, a newspaper reporter interviewed me about peak oil. She asked me a question that caused me to feel a bit foolish ( Read more... )