A couple of weeks ago, I watched a documentary on the "Doom Prophets", very well I guess for me scarey, informative and interesting.
Did anyone see this special?
They had experts in the oil field, the hydro electric field, the agriculture field, and the for want of a better word the anthropolgy field.
The news is not good
We are very very close to the tipping point on oil, likely to be reached in 10yrs to 20 yrs. The tipping point is a mathematic construct, that takes into account oil demand versus production, versus known oil reserves.
There according to these experts will be a sharp very sharp re-adjustment and a following downward turn in our standard of living.
Just imagine if gas for your car comes in at $3 to $4 a gallon? Fuel for your home tripled or quadrupled the cost? What would that mean to your lifestyle?
The world according to the agri expert is already 2 billion or so over what is the sustainable agricultural ideal.
WE are in a crisis that no-one not the least of which any of our leaders is willing to recognize or handle.
WE must look at our options, and understand that the tightening of our respective belts must happen.
We desperately need alternatives to oil, and yet the development of same will not be cheap. The delivery of same expensive.
When I was young the biggest threat was nuclear war, (not saying today there isn't a threat...just think of Pakistan or North Korea), but in reality the biggest threat to our survival is our consumption of finite resources, with nary a thought to the future.
Some very dark thoughts on a beautiful summer night.