How will oil depletion affect the way we live? What will the economic impact be? How will agriculture change? Will we thrive or merely survive?
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fishertrop
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by fishertrop 20 Jun 2005, 18:51
The sooner things come to a head in the Uk the sooner we can stop p1ssing away whats left off the North Sea fields.
Does that count as looking on the bright side?
Sky
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by Sky 21 Jun 2005, 10:52
Two good friends just got engaged
‘With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world.’ Max Ehrmann.
mikepepler
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by mikepepler 21 Jun 2005, 13:25
The air will be a lot fresher and the roads will be safe to cycle on in a few years.
Ballard
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by Ballard 21 Jun 2005, 20:20
It's going to be a lot quieter.
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fishertrop
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by fishertrop 21 Jun 2005, 20:37
Living locally with lower consumer expectations significantly hurts big corporations
greenbean
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by greenbean 22 Jun 2005, 14:38
There's a 'big-corporation' extinction coming..
isenhand
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by isenhand 22 Jun 2005, 14:46
We have an opportunity to build a better world
and it is sunny here too
Sam172
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by Sam172 24 Jun 2005, 16:29
mikepepler wrote: The air will be a lot fresher and the roads will be safe to cycle on in a few years.
Roll on the free cycling days ^_^
fishertrop
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by fishertrop 12 Aug 2005, 21:10
Earning no wages means that you pay no income tax
rs
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by rs 12 Aug 2005, 22:23
Inviting the family round for lunch brings on a whole new meaning
peaky
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by peaky 13 Aug 2005, 00:08
When the oil runs out, they're all cycle lanes!
An end to globalisation
DamianB
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by DamianB 13 Aug 2005, 01:10
fishertrop wrote: Earning no wages means that you pay no income tax
Less Income Tax = Less Government
"If the complexity of our economies is impossible to sustain [with likely future oil supply], our best hope is to start to dismantle them before they collapse." George Monbiot
broadoak
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by broadoak 13 Aug 2005, 16:34
With no street-lighting, we'll be able to see the stars more easily.
'even the snail
Sam172
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by Sam172 14 Aug 2005, 00:47
broadoak wrote: With no street-lighting, we'll be able to see the stars more easily.
With less automated navigation, we'll need to in order to navigate properly
