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Gold/Mining/Energy : PEAK OIL - The New Y2K or The Beginning of the Real End?

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To: Mahatmabenfoo who wrote (576)	5/19/2005 2:46:01 PM
From: kryptonic6	Read Replies (1) of 1183

http://www.rmi.org/ [Lovins on efficiency, hydrogen] See: Message 21051814 I think the answer to that is obvious -- obvious to some people since 1956, and to others since 1979, and most of us over the age of 45 have just been pretending to forget. I talked to a guy over 50 who was really receptive to Carter's conservation measures at the time...but VERY few people would preemptively sacrifice their lifestyle to avoid catastrophe 30 years down the line. I am in agreement with Jay Hanson when he says that the "people problem" is far more difficult than the energy problem. Will peak mean we won't have enough energy to make a smooth transition to (1) alternate energy + (2) a different style of life? Unfortunately, the "smooth transition" theory is not consistent with evolution, history, ecology, or thermodynamics. History has shown that when a species overshoots its resource base, its population must eventually contract to within carrying capacity. Such is life on a finite sphere with finite resources. A hard look at the political events of the last 5 years pretty much eliminates any hope that the transition will be "smooth". Jesse

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