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Politics : The Environmentalist Thread
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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (10172)3/4/2007 3:46:47 PM
From: Wharf Rat  Read Replies (1) of 36918
 
Peak People combined with technological paradigm shift will cause Peak Oil

Or vice versa. The curves even look alike.



Yeast growth

But people don't cause PO, geology and physics do. It is stilll there just can't get as much out of a field/day once it peaks, even with additional wells. Happens at about 50% depletion.
Peak peebles will cause Peak Oil Consumption , tho, and Peak Energy Useage.

Stealing a tag, I am

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Are humans smarter than yeast?
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