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

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To: kryptonic6 who wrote (69)2/15/2005 9:50:34 AM
From: Triffin  Read Replies (1) of 1183
 
kryptonic6 ..

I think this is the main point in your post ..

What are the chances of overcoming the massive social and political opposition that this change will encounter at every step along the way, from both industry and ordinary people that simply don't want change (or don't understand the need for it)?

Peak Oil isn't a 'cliff' .. as prices rise, certain
activities will be become non-economic/sustainable
( no more Sunday drives <g> ) .. Several strategies
come to mind .. More telecommuting for instance ..
wider use of plug-in hybrid electrics operating in
all electric mode for local driving ( which most of
us do ie. less than 30 miles per day ) .. use of
incentives promoting known conservation/efficiency
methods for vehicles/appliances/space heating/cooling etc ..
Over time it all adds up to help ease the transition from
fossil fuels to something else ..

Triff ..
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