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Agreed. The writing is on the wall. Rear view mirror is telling a pretty clear story. Even if the May 2005 Peak is exceeded in November 2007, it is pretty irrelevant to the scheme of things. Anybody hanging on to the fact that we may not have peaked, obviously hasn't got hold of the reality of the ...

...the farm sector only uses 2.2% of all petroleum in the country. This statement gives a false sense of security, as oil does not react according to the rules of orthodox economics, because it is a finite and declining resource, and our entire way of life is dependant on it. Claims that reduced de...

Is this the first time that any major politician could be said to have won on a ?green mandate? v. ?business-as-usual?? What do you think might happen / should happen as a result of this? Any major impact on the way the world is fuelled? Unfortunately for the future of Australia the policies of bot...

Sounds like the Segway saga all over again - pathetic.

Investing in major infrastructure projects like this does not make sense as a lack of fuel will stop them in their tracks, with the only thing to show for our effort is a lot of useless holes in the ground. In fact the fossil fuels that will be burnt to build it all will probably tip us into run-awa...

If the capitalist powers put their weight behind development of new energy technologies, we might just pull the rabbit out of the hat. . Don't think so. It's a new world. Capitalism had it's time. I used to be angry. Angry about all the lies. Now I think it's time for forgiveness. People made mista...

If the capitalist powers put their weight behind development of new energy technologies, we might just pull the rabbit out of the hat. Although Gorbachev acknowledged the Soviet Union was rotten throughout and try to reform it, nevertheless the system still collapsed. Once could say that attempts t...

Peak oilers expect to find another Saudi Arabia ? just not another five.

Yeah, but not all in the one place at the same time...

Hello Peter, I quite agree with your analogy of our current energy dependence on a single fossil fuel - oil for almost all transport needs, with that of the potato in Ireland. Of course other things, like apples and pomegranates, grew in the emerald isle back then, but potato was the commodity that ...

We'll all get a lot poorer in the future, the only question is at what level of poverty?

The many options for dying, mostly unpleasant, which will manifest themselves increasingly post-peak.

This being, in my opinion, only slightly worse than the interminable suffering we are destined to endure as things go to crap - no matter what we do.

jonny2mad wrote:99 Red Balloons by Nena sounds ominous as a last song

Talking Heads, Nothing but Flowers.

Hi Chris, Could you explain why? There is a finite but tiny quantity of carbon on earth, and a very small proportion of this is constantly being cycled naturally. The rest is locked up, as fossil fuels and in the ocean deep and does not ordinarily enter the carbon cycle. But if we release it into t...

The first couple of hours of climate change research should tell you that isn't the point. Hi Chris, Could you explain why? There is a finite but tiny quantity of carbon on earth, and a very small proportion of this is constantly being cycled naturally. The rest is locked up, as fossil fuels and in...

...the barrier between rational thinking and institutional complacency is holding well and, after proving robust to attack for many years, there is no reason to believe that it is about to be breached.

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