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Debit cards work just like credit cards nowadays if you've never used one. Visa and Mastercard stamped on them, they just deduct from the checking account instead of credit. I haven't gotten a credit ...

I don't think these stages apply to the current situation. It's too complex to know what the outcome is really which leaves too much room for hope. These stages only begin once hope runs out.

Of course the smart thing to do would be to prepare, whether it was 5 years or 50 years off. But the fact is that humanity as a whole is about as smart as a rock, with little ability to coorporate and ...

It seems to be that OPEC is basically pleading, "PLEASE give us more money so we can find oil to sell to you" with the hidden message being that if you don't, we're all screwed. I think it is very tel ...

I remember when this site was young =D. It looked exactly the same, just a hell of a lot less stuff to read. You've done a great job keeping this site accessible and quick despite the huge increase in ...

You've gotten to the nub of the issue, Nano. Agriculture can never provide the cheap energy of fossil fuels. Solar energy falling on the land is diffuse and much effort will be required to grow, har ...

Both of these, assuming you believe Peak Oil will be upon us soon and understand the potential consequences, seem like good investments on the surface. But which, really, is better? I have my doubts a ...

I had read about this bubble mentioned a lot, but what really got me interested was that fictional story on FinancialSense I think it was? It was two fictional stories, one about a couple buying their ...

Can anyone give or link to a detailed summary of the status, causes, and consequences of the current realE state bubble for us novices? I read a lot about the housing bubble here on the forums and in ...

Technology which runs on fuel.
Not all technology and science requires energy/fuel. There have been many novel discoveries and advances in the last century that require nothing more than a functional ...

The impression I get from this and other thermal depolyermization technologies is they are a great way of reducing waste and capturing energy on the outflow from the larger system. They are not the gr ...

Nuclear is the most promising of all energy techs, but it has significant barriers that make it seem like it won't happen. First, we needed to start building these things years ago. We can't spend so ...

It's interesting that theists and atheists (using the definition of atheist as "one who believes there is no God") actually share a striking similarity. They both believe they know the state of God's ...

Obviously this little poll has no scientific value, but I think it shows us, at the least, that there is a general trend of similar personality types of people who a.) believe peak oil is real and b.) ...

People can talk about Bush being the right hand of God all they want, but all bets are off when it comes to a draft. People will sing the praises and clap the hallelujas, but when they are called to a ...