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- 16 Dec 2009, 10:46
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Free Peak oil and future energy book
- Replies: 20
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- 11 Dec 2009, 16:15
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Opting out before the UK becomes 3rd world?
- Replies: 56
- Views: 6974
- 11 Dec 2009, 14:41
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Opting out before the UK becomes 3rd world?
- Replies: 56
- Views: 6974
Oh, big problems. Take a look at 'Six Days - the end of the world as we know it and the future of global energy' You can read it for free on my web site, www.lornegifford.webs.com. But I don't think they're insurmountable problems and I think we'll come out the other side looking broadly similar to ...
- 11 Dec 2009, 11:42
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Opting out before the UK becomes 3rd world?
- Replies: 56
- Views: 6974
Don't forget that every generation has a natural but completely irrational tendency to believe their world is about to end. In my youth and for my parents generation it was widely expected that nuclear war would be the grim reaper. For my grand parents it was invasion by the Germans. Before that we ...
- 11 Dec 2009, 08:32
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Opting out before the UK becomes 3rd world?
- Replies: 56
- Views: 6974
Just reading through some of these forums and couldn't resist commenting on this one. Personally I don't believe there will be a hard crash. Monetary collapse is a distinct short term possibility though, made somewhat more distinct by this mornings news that UK bonds are not being bought anymore (UK...
- 10 Dec 2009, 22:14
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Free Peak oil and future energy book
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2169
Many thanks for the feedback so far. It looks like my spelling and grammar are about on par for an engineer! Having declined my previous publishers offer to print the book he obligingly declined to have it professionally edited and proofed for me. I guess poor old MARION King Hubbert suffered from h...
- 10 Dec 2009, 16:20
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Free Peak oil and future energy book
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2169
Thanks Maudibe. I never been sure what the legal standing is on mentioning companies by name. I did it in my last book and no one objected. Mind you that was a fiction novel. It's always amazed me that Tesco economy bin bags come from Thailand, no doubt made from recycled plastic bottles that have b...
- 10 Dec 2009, 09:57
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Free Peak oil and future energy book
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2169
Free Peak oil and future energy book
I've put my new book 'Six Days' freely on the internet at www.lornegifford.webs.com The book explains why Peak Oil occurs - It's all about Water Cut if you didn’t know, goes on to apply some simple maths to estimate how much oil will cost as we go into a declining output, before closing with a discu...