Peak oil? So What? Aaron Wissner of Local Future asks three Middleville event participants to explain the implications of peak oil. How will peak oil impact the economy? How will peak oil alter the food supply? What is the big deal about this peak oil thing?
Biofuels = Peak Food.
Tar sands, Shale Oil = Peak Natural Gas - to cook low quality oil out of sand/rock. As Matt Simmons says "turning gold to lead."
Abiotic oil = possibly, but probably takes similar time to decomposing dinosaurs for enough to power the world's car fleet.
The Precautionary Principle = Accept likelihood of Peak oil and tax/ban Hummers and other gas-guzzlers to boost public transport and electric cars. Save oil for airplanes, shipping, mining and agriculture.
ruckrover8 3 years ago
Uh, that fellow was Albert Bartlett. Geez, guys, cite your sources.
kkob 4 years ago