Hello, I am Sam Penny, aka the PrudentRVer, a futurist and scenario writer living full-time somewhere in America in our fifth-wheel trailer with my wife, Alice. My background is physics, computing, geology, and corporate management.
Alice and I have spent a good part of the past 25 years traveling, oftentimes boondocking on the deserts and seashores and in the forests and mountains of our great country. We practice living prudently and keeping our carbon footprint small.
Our mission is to be far-sighted in our search for the key elements of a lifestyle that is thrifty, wise, frugal, and sustainable. We are vigilant to real opportunities and wary of choices and habits that threaten our existence.
Recently I became most concerned with the risks associated with resource depletion, climate change, and over-population. Scientific research is showing that unless we quickly respond to the challenges that each of these pose and begin to mitigate those risks, our life-style could suffer catastrophically.
To make matters worse, we live in a time when all three risk areas are converging in a complex fashion. Scenarios that I have done and studied support the conclusion that the combined effects of these risks could even threaten the existence of the world's civilizations.
Often the discussions of these problems are too single-minded, they do not address the interactions between them. That is where I will try to fill in the gaps.
This blog and its associate websites are dedicated to teaching and encouraging each and every one of you to begin to be aware and take action. Every little thing you do will help. Every bit of help will make a difference.
I will be adding my comments on various aspects of these risks. Please let me know what you think. I know there is a lot of stuff out there, and I will do my best to not just be a repeater.
