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German Army Hops Aboard Peak Oil

CraftyCorner @CraftyCorner (5600) • United States 27 Sep 11

Two military planning organisations went public with studies predicting that serious consequences from oil depletion with dire consequences. These two were later followed up by a draft from a German army study, which went into...

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Peak question

CraftyCorner @CraftyCorner (5600) • United States 14 Aug 11

Do you think modern life slash civilisation will come to a screeching halt due to "peak oil"? Or will something pull us out of the frying pan in time before we have to sit on the roadside begging for gas? There is talk that...

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What will happen if we RUN OUT OF OIL in the next 10 years?

cornyman @cornyman (1128) • Germany 20 Jan 09

This could be a reality in the near-term future because many countries in the middle east never update how many oil reserves they have left. Their numbers are nearly 15 years old, so nobody knows if they are true. The other fact...

running out of energy

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Philippines gets advice US could use

CraftyCorner @CraftyCorner (5600) • United States 15 Jun 08

People of the Philippines received advice to avert a food crisis, advice that other countries including the US should follow. * The advice includes diversifying the diet, using rice less as the meal mainstay, growing crops in...

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Peak Oil= End of World?

CraftyCorner @CraftyCorner (5600) • United States 10 Feb 08

Also known as Hubbert's peak, 'Peak Oil' refers to the peak of the entire planet's oil production. As you know, we use oil to do lots of things such as drive and operate most of the machinery that keeps our economy going. It is a...

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Peak Oil / Economic Slowdown: Share your solutions

thorgar @thorgar (6) 31 Jan 08

We've all noticed prices at the pump, having been heading steadily upwards, with no sign of stopping. The reason for this is peak oil (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peak_oil). I thought this would be a cool place to share...

economic slowdown

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Peak Oil

BourderHouse @BourderHouse (749) • Philippines 4 Mar 07

What do people think about Peak Oil? Is civilisation heading for the edge of a cliff at a breakneck speed, or is it all a load of rubbish?

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Why am I doubling my garden this year?

michaelkaer @michaelkaer (254) • Canada 6 Feb 07

In my last post I told you I was doubling my garden this year. Now I want to tell you why. I am a member of many environmental groups and the green party. one of the groups deals with the consequences of Peak Oil. If you do not...

Peak Oil Prep Books

michaelkaer @michaelkaer (254) • Canada 27 Jan 07

I sent out a question in another post about what books you have in your personal library. That got me thinking about about our local Library. I use our library on a weekly basis. They have some great services like searching for a...

Peak Oil

michaelkaer @michaelkaer (254) • Canada 16 Jan 07

Who here knows about peak oil? In short peak oil means the half-way point when you have used half the available oil. The problem is that the other half is dirtier and harder to get out of the ground, which makes it more...

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Peak Oil (peak oil production)

viognier @viognier (15) • United States 3 Jan 07

There is only so much oil available to us. Some of it is easy to get and cheap, the rest of it is hard to extract, and will be very expensive. What will happen to society when oil and gasoline become very expensive? How will...

Can civilization survive without oil ?

xpress @xpress (68) • Philippines 14 Dec 06

Some experts believed that the peak oil issue will accelerate into the decline of our civilization as we know it today. Can alternative fuels replace our dependence on oil? Is our civilization really prepared for the post-oil...

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