John Ikerd: Dwindling Energy Resources Will Put The Economy at Risk

In this twelfth video in the series "Peak Oil and a Changing Climate" from The Nation and On The Earth Productions, Professor Emeritus of Agricultural Economics of the University of Missouri at Columbia John Ikerd argues that humans cannot wait much longer to address the reality that economic growth is unsustainable—because the world is running out of energy resources. "We simply can't continue to grow at the rate we've been growing in the past."

You can learn more about "Peak Oil and a Changing Climate," and watch the other videos in the series, at www.TheNation.com.

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• Peak Oil
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• Global Warming
• The Nation
• On The Earth Productions

[PhilipBorrell]

Interesting that the Roman Empire fell as its supply lines failed, and the same fate may await the West. And this despite the levels of education and knowledge that we possess!