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Well, I didn't know whether to start a new thread, or revive the old one, but I guess I'll revive the old one to keep things neat. And I'll include a link in this post, since it seems most people won ...

I've always disliked cars. Never wanted a car, never got one. I don't think I ever will. I get around by bike and foot.

I'm a tad disappointed that so many people who even KNOW we're having seri ...

You are nuts! Don't you know that happiness is directly related to how much money we spend, and by extension, how much energy we use? These days, there is practically no depression or unhappiness ex ...

PolestaR: It was a general vibe I got from everyone except you. You are the unmentioned anomaly. Smile

There's only one legitimate reason to intentionally desensitize yourself, and that is if you're wanting to do something sick. If all you're planing on is maybe experiencing sick things, it's best to ...

First off, I would like to make it clear that I don't necessarily favor a hard crash over a soft crash, if the soft crash leads to something better for the world. That said, I must say that I see a l ...

Hard or soft crash, I want a crash that will allow the earth to rebuild natural habitats and balances, bring the human population to sustainable levels, and mitigate dangerous climate changes. Someth ...

First off, gas and oil aren't running out, they're running low. Learn more yourself before you try to teach others. If you wish to teach others about peak oil, or anything for that matter, you shoul ...

That's the thing about consumer confidence--the biggest consumers are the biggest idiots, plain and simple. Consumer confidence may very well continue to go up until the day gas is so expensive that ...

Wow, smallpoxgirl, your ideas and quotes on freedom are excellent. And that one quote by Utah Phillips perfectly describes how I feel about the nature of freedom!

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But, yeah, people do tra ...

To be honest, I don't think peak oil has changed my life much at all. If I suddenly found out that an oil field with several trillion barrels of oil was built in a politically stable country, not muc ...

I think an important #4 for Aaron's list should be that peak oil shouldn't be presented as the new apocolypse (sp?), because people stopped trusting apocolypic doomsayers about 2000 years ago. Rather ...

One thing I definitely envy Europe for is how progressive its people are. Good for Italy!

Yeah, TWilliam states an important problem. It's much like a human trying to live off his own droppings, both in terms of effectiveness, and in terms of filthiness.

This society is built for gas guzling motorized vehicles--the safety of pedestrians and cyclists is at best an afterthought to the convenience and safety of the multi-ton monsters we call cars. And, ...