The Birth of Homo Colossus: Energy Consumption and Pre-Familiarization in Joel Barlow’s Vision of Columbus

Although Raymond De Young points out the current response to energy descent he terms localization “is not globalization in reverse”, the writers of modernity’s energy ramp-up used many of the same techniques De Young proposes for adapting to the downslope of M. King Hubbert’s fossil-fuels peak. Amon...

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Main Author: Matthew Pangborn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-06-01
Series:Humanities
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-0787/5/2/39