tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15306282.post1610114935352846446..comments2009-05-22T10:32:46.827-07:00Jesse Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00297127385884430247noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15306282.post-29186914111243762302009-05-22T10:32:46.827-07:002009-05-22T10:32:46.827-07:00Hey Jesse!<br /><br />Great post.<br /><br />You should read <A HREF="http://books.google.com/books?id=3ldDQEQOFhIC&pg=RA4-PT1&lpg=RA4-PT1&dq=carolyn+merchant+ecological+revolutions&source=bl&ots=Sub6WQJUl-&sig=6PzGzGd5YQFxBtZO7bG5XqFoU7U&hl=en&ei=z-AWStGtEI3-swPv2YDeCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1" REL="nofollow">Ecological Revoltions by Carolyn Merchant</A> (or find a summary of the main argument). She makes a great case for the idea that a society's energy source is at the core, with it's means of production on a ring outside that, and society outside that. I'm probably butchering those rings, but the she presents a lot of historical evidence about the kind of changes societies go through when they change their energy source.<br /><br />i'm sure you're already well aware of this idea, but I think it adds even more weight to argument you are making here.<br /><br />Great article.Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00135733440655336187noreply@blogger.com