First, want to thank the Libary and other supporters of a shared-reading experience for our campus community.

On the subject of globalization, since my study of oil (depletion) and energy issues, I’m convinced “globalization” will reverse itself. Whether this happens in time to allow the world’s people to take the remaining high-value energy sources and use them to transition to wind and/or solar, remains to be seen.

Globalization might well continue paradoxically, as a way for companies to cut costs, as the recession, which has as its underlying cause a decrease in total energy supplies, continues to deepen.

I’d like to recommend people visit the website of the “Energy Bulletin” and “The Oil Drum” forum for a more in-depth understanding.

The only focus of “globalization studies” should be on how to quickly re-localize, with the minimum amount of suffering for the world’s people.