Dale Allen Pfeiffer (March 30, 1958) is a geologist and writer from

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who investigated and wrote about energy depletion and potential future resource

war War is an intense armed conflict between states, governments, societies, or paramilitary groups such as mercenaries, insurgents, and militias. It is generally characterized by extreme violence, destruction, and mortality, using regular o ...

s. He also wrote about class war,

sustainability Specific definitions of sustainability are difficult to agree on and have varied in the literature and over time. The concept of sustainability can be used to guide decisions at the global, national, and individual levels (e.g. sustainable livi ...

direct action Direct action originated as a political activist term for economic and political acts in which the actors use their power (e.g. economic or physical) to directly reach certain goals of interest, in contrast to those actions that appeal to oth ...

and the environment. He is also an

anarchist Anarchism is a political philosophy and movement that is skeptical of all justifications for authority and seeks to abolish the institutions it claims maintain unnecessary coercion and hierarchy, typically including, though not neces ...

activist and a member of the

Industrial Workers of the World The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), members of which are commonly termed "Wobblies", is an international labor union that was founded in Chicago in 1905. The origin of the nickname "Wobblies" is uncertain. IWW ideology combines genera ...

. In 1999, he was one of the organizers of a hunger strike to provide medical care for the incarcerated

Leonard Peltier Leonard Peltier (born September 12, 1944) is a Native American activist and militant member of the American Indian Movement (AIM) who, following a controversial trial, was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of two Fe ...

. In 2001 he began writing articles regarding energy at From The Wilderness. In 2003 he wrote their often cited article on

peak oil Peak oil is the hypothetical point in time when the maximum rate of global oil production is reached, after which it is argued that production will begin an irreversible decline. It is related to the distinct concept of oil depletion; while ...

and

food production The food industry is a complex, global network of diverse businesses that supplies most of the food consumed by the world's population. The food industry today has become highly diversified, with manufacturing ranging from small, traditional, ...

titled ''Eating Fossil Fuels''. In 2005 he ended his association with the website and its founder, Michael C. Ruppert. In 2006, he expanded the ''Eating Fossil Fuels'' article into a book. Pfeiffer believed that energy depletion will have a major impact upon the socioeconomic system that will not be resolved by turning to renewable energy alone. Through mathematical modeling, he predicted that energy consumption has grown to the point that we will never sustain our current consumption levels without plentiful and cheap fossil fuels. He argued that we must cut our consumption, abandoning the current socioeconomic system in favor of re-localization, sustainability and

decentralization Decentralization or decentralisation is the process by which the activities of an organization, particularly those regarding planning and decision making, are distributed or delegated away from a central, authoritative location or group. Conce ...

. He believed it is possible for human society to achieve equitable, sustainable stability while maintaining a reasonable

quality of life Quality of life (QOL) is defined by the World Health Organization as "an individual's perception of their position in life in the context of the culture and value systems in which they live and in relation to their goals, expectations, standards ...

. To reach this goal, he recommended direct action on a grassroots level, as opposed to a reliance upon government and business. In 2007, he retired from writing nonfiction. Since that time, he has been busy writing fiction under
pen name (PD Allen)

Published books

* The Eighth Tier (2003) * The End of the Oil Age (2004) * Eating Fossil Fuels: Oil, Food and the Coming Crisis in Agriculture (2006), New Society Publishers * Blood Moon (Tales of da Yoopernatural, Volume 1) (2009) * The Secret Life of Trees (Tales of da Yoopernatural, Volume 2) (2010) * Afraid of the Dark (Tales of da Yoopernatural, Volume 3) (2010) * Giants in Their Steps (2010)

References

External links

* From the Wildernes

* The Complete Mountain Sentine

* Another Leonard Peltier fast statemen

* The Nature of Actio

* How Much Energy do We Consume

* List of published books by Dale Allen Pfeiffer/PD Alle

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Published books

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