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Margaret Atwood’s bold take on climate change

Margaret Atwood with Graeme Gibson. Photo courtesy of Margaret Atwood.
Margaret Atwood with Graeme Gibson. Photo courtesy of Margaret Atwood.

Oil has ceased to flow and with that anarchy arrives. Food runs out. The banks empty out of money. Panic sets in.

Margaret Atwood, arguably one of Canada’s most famous writers, postulated that as one scenario in 2009.

In late July, Atwood revisited her essay on the end of fossil fuels and updated it in a new piece published in Matter, the online magazine of the social writing site, Medium.com.

Read the full story here.

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