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Peak Oil: The next big thing...

Peak Oil: The next big thing...: "It is a natural part of human nature to ignore the impact of events whose consequences fall far into the future. The here and now dominates the way most people naturally think. For the next half-century there will be just enough energy resources left to enable either a horrific and futile contest for the remaining spoils, or a heroic cooperative effort toward radical conservation and transition to a post-fossil-fuel energy regime. If our descendants are fortunate, the ultimate outcome will be a world of modest, bio-regionally organized communities living on received solar energy. Local rivalries will continue, as they have throughout human history, but hopefully, the hubris of geopolitical strategists threatening billions with extinction will be no more. In the future, perhaps we will measure prosperity by how few raw materials and energy has been used to create an end-use product or service, and productivity by the number of people who are working to make it happen."

posted by Unknown @ 1/31/2005 10:16:00 p.m.