While we may use both 'money' and 'energy' on a daily basis, rarely do we give much thought to what money actually is and its connection to energy. Reverse Engineer (RE), one of our newest members and a co-founder of Doomstead Diner, offered TIF the opportunity to re-post part one of his 2012 series on money and energy. I found it extremely helpful to travel back in time with RE to examine the origins of money and how it relates to today's 'economy'.
Please join me in reading Reverse Engineer's Energy-Money Equilibrium: The Value of Money in the Age of Oil.