Peak Oil: Yet another 'inconvenient truth'
Jean Arnold, Catalyst Magazine
"The glory of the 20th century is now the burden."
- Kevin Phillips, American Theocracy, 2006
Fossil fuels are involved in nearly all we own, eat, wear, do, and everywhere we go. Rising oil prices, from a growing gap between supply and demand, are rippling through the economy.
As the demand for oil grows, pundits quibble over how many decades of oil remain. But even the most cheerful forecaster does not see a long future for the liquid that fuels our lives. The more crucial question is: How will the depletion play out?
(8 Oct 2006)
A very good and well rounded introduction to peak oil. The PDF version includes sidebars on Cuba and North Korean responses, Hydrogen, City preparedness, lifestyle tips, and lots of links. -http://www.catalystmagazine.net/issues/story.cfm?story=1064 |
