The Last Oil Shock

A short film about why you may soon be kissing your car keys and boarding pass goodbye, from the author of peak oil book "The Last Oil Shock: A Survival Guide to the Imminent Extinction of Petroleum Man".

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• peak
• oil
• depletion
• shock
• crisis
• david
• strahan

[OLDROB2005]

in a nut shell are you trying to say the world as we know it is coming to an end?

[lastoilshock]

Yes - although the phrase 'as we know it' allows for a wide range of different scenarios.

[lastoilshock]

Nobody has done anything to prepare. But Canada and Venezuela are close by and have lots of oil.

[romourbo]

I bought the book two weeks ago. Excellent read. He explains the Hubbert curve, Jevons Paradox and the machinations of OPEC. He writes in the style of an investigative reporter, so it's an easy read, although the subject is sober. Hopefully, the book will be released in the US soon. People need to get this book, read it and pass it on to their friends.

[lastoilshock]

Dear Romourbo,

Thanks very much for your kind words. I am still seeking a US publishing deal, but as you may know the book is easily available in the Americas via Amazon in Canada. You Tube won't let me post the URL link here, but your friends and contacts can find it at my website lastoilshock dot com.

[steadydecline]

You mention Jevon's Paradox? Odd. Very few studies and books mention that paradox. Also, did you take into consideration the Olduvai theory? That theory is found on wikipedia and the original documentation by the author is found through google, as well.

Jumping the gun here, but what is your opinion on the date of the peak of oil production? Is it now?

[lastoilshock]

No, not yet. This side of 2020 almost certainly. But to get the full argument - try the book!

[MrEnergyCzar]

After the 20 years of hell to transition to a post peak oil future, life will slowly get better...

[Einherjarnet]

More and more people are waking up to this crisis. I am a norwegian, ans north sea oil productions is in a terrible decline. Much worse than anyone dared to believe. 4 years ago a "worst case scenario" was drawn, the fact is that real life production is WAY below even what was first feared. It is so bad, that they now use natural gass production to "hide" the horrifying decline in oil production. This could indeed get very interesting.

[jessejjshark]

I hope the oil end's, people will start reciclying, world wont get alot of damage beacuse we could use bike's for transportation, atleast we'll learn a lesson.

[tomitstube]

@OLDROB2005 ~ it's the end of the world as we know it.

[burlearth]

Mike Ruppert said this 10 or more years ago.

[cam9408]

i can image cars being powered by somthing else.. but planes? 

[brewmasterkyle]

Kakudmi, I think you hit the nail on the head. Have you ever heard of permaculture? If you not should look it up, it is exactly what you are talking about.

[kakudmi]

How can a free choice escape your perception?

You made your own choice what to write in this comment and you make your choices all day long, the same way. We chose to ignore some choices and accept other ones. Having a victim mentality ("it is not my fault that I'm born") then surely we will never be free. However, I am thinking differently, and I do have different results in my own life for thinking that way.

[WolYou]

Kakudmi: We have no choices. We are slaves. Noone has ever been asked if he want to live a life like ours. We are kicked into this life and we are used to obey the rules made by others. What we have are consequences.

[kakudmi]

For as long as we behave irresponsibly, feeding our unnatural desires by living and working in the cities, we will need someone to feed us, like helpless children. As long as that's going on, we will never have any control over our food and how it gets to our table. This is unacceptable for an adult and responsible human being. It is our fault that we live the way we live. It is our choice. So, the only thing that needs to change are our choices. Growing food is easy. Please learn how.