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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (226806)	4/12/2007 10:50:38 AM
From: bentway	Read Replies (1) of 281500

There was a peak whale oil problem a while back, when it looked like Americans would have to go back to candles and sitting by the fire, but we got through it somehow.. peakenergy.blogspot.com coyoteblog.com "Or, take the case of illuminant. As the population grows, the demand for illuminant should grow at least as quickly. However, whale catches and therefore whale oil supply has leveled off of late, such that many are talking about the "peak whale" phenomena, which refers to the theory that whale oil production may have already passed its peak. 250 million people would use up the entire supply of the world's whales four or five times over, leaving none for poorer nations of the world."

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