"Peak
Oil" has been deemed the greatest challenge that our modern
industrialized has had to face by the scientists, investors, and
economist who understand the situation the best. Yet the realities of
this great challenge have not penetrated mass consciousness in a world
that can only bite off crises as they emerge.
Matt Elley will moderate our discussion and has provided the following materials to help better understand the issue.
Compact write up:
http://www.peakoil.net/about-peak-oil
A More detailed discussion with more extensive data points:
http://www.postcarbon.org/blog-post/1402948-the-really-really-big-picture-there
An alternative viewpoint on Peak Oil:
http://oilprice.com/Energy/Crude-Oil/Debunking-the-Myth-of-Peak-Oil-Why-the-Age-of-Cheap-Oil-is-Far-From-Over-Part-1.html
Additional Resources:
TED video posting of the founder of
"Transition Communities" who discusses the local transformation of
communities to a post oil world:
http://www.ted.com/talks/rob_hopkins_transition_to_a_world_without_oil.html
Additional info from the trusted resource National Geographic:
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0406/feature5/fulltext.html
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