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Re: Don't make any Long Term Plans...
Don't worry, we'll never run out of energy, we'll keep finding ways to make more of it (hydrogen fuel, Fusion, etc) We could even learn to use the power that makes the earth's core hot. We'll run out of Food and space first. Just because you can go to McDonald's and get 2 double cheese burgers, fries and a drink for 5.99… -
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There's an arab saying "My father rode a camel, I drive a car, my son flies a jet, his son will ride a camel" -
Re: Don't make any Long Term Plans...
Looks like the US government has come up with a fantastic plan to deal with the situation. http://moneycentral.msn.com/content/invest/extra/P115791.asp Well, I'm gonna keep cycling to work, and I'm not going to have any kids. Hang on... isn't oil used in the production of latex... That might bugger up the second pledge. -
Re: Don't make any Long Term Plans...
That's an interesting read thanks Scott. Ya know what's a little twisted? Whilst reading it I found myself almost relishing the challenge. The talk about strip malls, suburbia and chain stores being fundamentally flawed in the context of our ever decreasing oil reserves was strangely satisfying. And yes, I'm aware that I… -
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Sadly I think most of us are more ready for this change and more apt to see it coming sooner than other nations in the world. China & India seem to be growing without any care to world resources. Who knows what China will do when it can't aquire what it needs thru peaceful means. Will it start to take things by force? I… -
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[ QUOTE ] The article claims that biomass is equivalent to burining the oil instead of making fertilizers. In a closed system that would be true (laws of thermodynamics) but the plants get most of their energy from photosynthesis, the fertilizer is only a minor factor (energy wise) in the whole deal. [/ QUOTE ] In theory… -
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Interesting article, much depends on the time scale, the world is driven by economics and as the scarcity of oil increases so will its price, this will force substitution of oil products with other materials. If this happens over a long enough timescale I think it would possible for humans to adapt. If the timescale is… -
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Ah yes, 'that' article. This was posted at work a month or so ago and generated a collection of mostly unhelpful opinions. As depressing as it is, I think it is partly alarmist be default of it not offering any solutions. I'm a great admirer of those willing and able to go beyond defining a problem to the stage where they…
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