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I could only wish for somebody like Rep. Bartlett in my country. His lectures make my skin creep,

It's quite peculiar how many people, even board members here, genuinely believe PO is about the end of oil... I mean, here we are, rattling about 'the end of cheap oil' and 'demand outstripping supply ...

and i will listen to what he has to say with absolute certainty and belief.

Always be critical, you should never stop thinking for yourself, no matter what or who! Absolute belief in someone (ex ...

I'm sure those students were very disappointed not to be able to go to school Razz

I'm agnostic on the whole peak oil subject, but I do find it curious that so many here seem to want to believe the doomsday scenarios. I could understand if better if those here had made some kind of ...

I wonder, how can you prepare without sufficient money?
I mean, sure you can buy some books on sustainability and agriculture, but I read a lot of ppl here purchasing solar panels, buying land or foo ...

Fortunately, it looks like humanity is at least a generation away from peak oil production.
Translation. I'm really hoping that the misery and suffering will occur after I'm dead, and that the childr ...

I live in Belgium and prices are set to rise tomorrow.
Petrol then will cost € 1,43/liter for ron95 - € 1,46/liter for ron98.
Diesel fuel already went up this week and stands at € 1,03/liter current ...

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Finally, some people are hopeless. They are so addicted to the illusion of infinite growth and the current way of things that they CANNOT believe that oil will ever run out. Even when gas cos ...

1. Supply/demand problem, in particular huge demand from developing economies

2. Disruptions in Nigeria delta output due to rebel attacks

3. Attacks on facilities by insurgents in Iraq

4. Spe ...

As for the post above:
there are three errors to that one.

First off:
1. Why do you think we will have cars in ten years?
2. Why do you think we willl have civilization in ten years?
3. Why do ...

Ofcourse not. We'll still be driving cars far from now, transportation will not cease to exist, nor will civilization. These thing do not happen overnight, you know.
It's almost like you want it to t ...

... I'm sure they do contribute (to a lesser part) to volatile oil-prices, but most of all, they are most welcome eyecatchers. They do a perfectly good job diverting the sheeple's attention away from ...

And yet, the Beeb does a wonderful job raising awareness with their 'Fueling the future'-program.
I see no other mainstream medium tackling energy and climate issues the way BBC does.

Insurgents in Iraq, battered up Gulf coasts, a nuclear Iran or Nigerian rebels,... I'm sure they do contribute (to a lesser part) to volatile oil-prices, but most of all, they are most welcome eyecatc ...