We will always have affordable oil as long as we have plenty of trash. Google thermal depolymerization. In 2005 a thermal depolymerization plant was turning leftover turkey remains from a Butterball plant into oil at a cost of about $80 a barrel. It would be even cheaper if they did not have to buy the remains. We can break down virtually all carbon based wastes into oil (light sweet), gas, minerals, and water through the thermal depolymerization process.
right now, the entire population of earth could fit in australia alone. We are far from overpopulation, the problem is the greed based system,the self-interest.
The food problem is another myth, the amount of food wasted in feeding animals for our desire for meet( witch is imposed upon us)is far bigger than the hole world could consume.
It varies from region to region. Usually observable signs of usefulness. For example are other mammals eating them. We are similar to animals in so many ways that we can always learn from their behavior. The most important function of insects is pollination.
Also when insects suffer mass extinctions the viruses that live in them rapidly mutate and seek to inhabit another host ie: human. The earth cleans itself. We are an endangered species. Seek harmony with your surroundings.
In MA we have a woodpecker feeding off the bugs in the cedar shakes on our home at this very moment. All creatures have potential. Many edible insects and bugs. And I love honey. local is great antioxidant.
I like your thinking, but I guess I'm not so convinced that we can't have a technological series of solutions: closing the nutrient loop with recycled sewerage and greenwaste composting: renewables, hydrogen ... AND permaculture!
I don't want to discount a technological series of solutions. My concern is that the change of infustructure is not possible and If it was accomplised could lead to the expansion of our society into undomesticated systems. I'm very interested in passive systems of technology. I don't think we'll ever have the windfall of surplus that oil has given us ever again. Whatever Alternative energy can offer I'm more than happy to use but not at the expense of global ecological sustainability.
Agreed, paper products use a lot of energy to produce. At Meadowlark we use a compostable cup for to-go orders. They only work if kept out of landfills because of the lack of air under the surface.
not only the rainforests but also the boreal forest. like the ring around the "waist" of the planet, there's this forest all around up top. they call it the lungs of north america. but the problem is that since oil is no longer the there will be blood stick your straw in the ground and it gushes out thing, so corporations have to dig deep into permafrost (releasing warming gases) under these forests and that takes a lot of water from marshes and rivers.
I actually wish I didn't make that distinction. All undomesticated systems need to be left in the state they are in now. This doesn't mean we need to stay out of them but we can not allow ourselves to exert too much influence on them. They're fine just the way they are.
When Babylon crumbles you build a home with the bricks that survive the fall. Late at night, in some part of NYC, back in the 80's, I visited a group of individuals who where living inside domes built with and within ruins, and rubble.
We need to always remember the persistence of things. It's all in how you handle it.
oh shit...the economy is collapsing, everything is crashing all around us!!!! don't panic, people...prepare. it may seem like bad times, but if you really think about it, its a good time...to start walking away. respect!
The farmer's almanac says this is potentially going to be a very cold winter. I urge you to work on addressing this issue. I also urge you to use the elements to your advantage. Like outdoor cold storage instead of an electric fridge. Be creative and think of ways to utilize what the earth provides you, without exploiting it. Work together and try to form coops(sharing communities). Help those around you. Love one another.
Absolutely, use the elements to your advantage, work with them not against them. Much of what we can do can be learned from our fellow members of the community of life. Squirrels are masters at insulating their homes for example.
To those concerned with peak oil:
We will always have affordable oil as long as we have plenty of trash. Google thermal depolymerization. In 2005 a thermal depolymerization plant was turning leftover turkey remains from a Butterball plant into oil at a cost of about $80 a barrel. It would be even cheaper if they did not have to buy the remains. We can break down virtually all carbon based wastes into oil (light sweet), gas, minerals, and water through the thermal depolymerization process.
bcsizemore 2 years ago
listen to the bugs
rotoscoop 3 years ago
i would bet peak oil is a contrived scam.
rotoscoop 3 years ago
How? Is oil infinite? Has America not imported oil increasingly since 1970 when it hit peak oil?
I don't see any evidence for it being a scam.
mans0nh 2 years ago
They are after our gardens now. HR 875.
Simp44 3 years ago
There is no peak oil. Just effective PR and artificial scarcity.
Population is growing because of efficient system of agriculture (system of herding you and me), not because of the oil.
Are you sure that those who have control will allow you to change the fundamentals?
organicvector 3 years ago
right now, the entire population of earth could fit in australia alone. We are far from overpopulation, the problem is the greed based system,the self-interest.
The food problem is another myth, the amount of food wasted in feeding animals for our desire for meet( witch is imposed upon us)is far bigger than the hole world could consume.
vegnagunL 3 years ago
It varies from region to region. Usually observable signs of usefulness. For example are other mammals eating them. We are similar to animals in so many ways that we can always learn from their behavior. The most important function of insects is pollination.
Also when insects suffer mass extinctions the viruses that live in them rapidly mutate and seek to inhabit another host ie: human. The earth cleans itself. We are an endangered species. Seek harmony with your surroundings.
kingj655 3 years ago
Grasshoppers and honey will keep you going strong.
kingj655 3 years ago
My uncle keeps bees in nyc.
In MA we have a woodpecker feeding off the bugs in the cedar shakes on our home at this very moment. All creatures have potential. Many edible insects and bugs. And I love honey. local is great antioxidant.
kingj655 3 years ago
I'd like to do some beekeeping here too. From what I've learned most insects are edible. Do you have any insight on this?
AdamHintz 3 years ago
I like your thinking, but I guess I'm not so convinced that we can't have a technological series of solutions: closing the nutrient loop with recycled sewerage and greenwaste composting: renewables, hydrogen ... AND permaculture!
Noz7777 3 years ago
I don't want to discount a technological series of solutions. My concern is that the change of infustructure is not possible and If it was accomplised could lead to the expansion of our society into undomesticated systems. I'm very interested in passive systems of technology. I don't think we'll ever have the windfall of surplus that oil has given us ever again. Whatever Alternative energy can offer I'm more than happy to use but not at the expense of global ecological sustainability.
AdamHintz 3 years ago
Great video, Adam.
Don't forget-stop buying paper products.
WoodPip 3 years ago
Agreed, paper products use a lot of energy to produce. At Meadowlark we use a compostable cup for to-go orders. They only work if kept out of landfills because of the lack of air under the surface.
AdamHintz 3 years ago
That's fantastic! Thank you!
WoodPip 3 years ago
not only the rainforests but also the boreal forest. like the ring around the "waist" of the planet, there's this forest all around up top. they call it the lungs of north america. but the problem is that since oil is no longer the there will be blood stick your straw in the ground and it gushes out thing, so corporations have to dig deep into permafrost (releasing warming gases) under these forests and that takes a lot of water from marshes and rivers.
it's really bad in canada's oil sands.
mikezephyr 3 years ago
I actually wish I didn't make that distinction. All undomesticated systems need to be left in the state they are in now. This doesn't mean we need to stay out of them but we can not allow ourselves to exert too much influence on them. They're fine just the way they are.
AdamHintz 3 years ago
how refreshingly sane these thoughts are.
mikezephyr 3 years ago
When Babylon crumbles you build a home with the bricks that survive the fall. Late at night, in some part of NYC, back in the 80's, I visited a group of individuals who where living inside domes built with and within ruins, and rubble.
We need to always remember the persistence of things. It's all in how you handle it.
kingj655 3 years ago
Yes, be adaptable. Good point.
AdamHintz 3 years ago
hey Adam,
I am going to shop locally by buying at the Farmer's Market. I am starting with that.
onebluestone 3 years ago
I'm absolutley enthralled to hear this! It takes steps like this to move closer and closer to living harmlessly.
AdamHintz 3 years ago
oh shit...the economy is collapsing, everything is crashing all around us!!!! don't panic, people...prepare. it may seem like bad times, but if you really think about it, its a good time...to start walking away. respect!
ItsFilthy 3 years ago 3
This is not good, it's fucking great!
yellowtreat 3 years ago
Agreed now is not the time to sit still. It's time to think and act.
AdamHintz 3 years ago
I have this video I keep meaning to do, about that book-(Gaias Garden- its a good book) hopefully I'll be able to put it up next week.
ozjthomas 3 years ago
Looking forward to it!
AdamHintz 3 years ago
The farmer's almanac says this is potentially going to be a very cold winter. I urge you to work on addressing this issue. I also urge you to use the elements to your advantage. Like outdoor cold storage instead of an electric fridge. Be creative and think of ways to utilize what the earth provides you, without exploiting it. Work together and try to form coops(sharing communities). Help those around you. Love one another.
kingj655 3 years ago
Absolutely, use the elements to your advantage, work with them not against them. Much of what we can do can be learned from our fellow members of the community of life. Squirrels are masters at insulating their homes for example.
AdamHintz 3 years ago
f*ck money...it will be the downfall of the human race...in one way or another.
communities (tribes) need to come together to make sure that they will not starve.
awesome vid. faved and 5d
dnHooligan 3 years ago 3
Thanks bro, I concur. A way to create alterative economies is not use money at all. Find other means of exchange.
AdamHintz 3 years ago
barter would make us (collectively) smarter, too.
[pro-evolution]
whoa...deja-vu. i think i said this exact thing, earlier today.
dnHooligan 3 years ago