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  • From: J Kolenovsky <garden@hal-pc.org>
  • To: permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [permaculture] Global Food Supply Near the Breaking Point
  • Date: Sun, 21 May 2006 20:08:31 -0500

I am a simple-minded person. Life is easier that way. I do believe that the Peak Oil theory has some of relationship to energy conservation and efficiency. I don't believe there is an oil shortage. I believe the near surface cheap oil is about gone, the oilfields of the world are declining in output, the new fields discovered are not as big as once were and worldwide oil demand is not being met by worldwide daily production. There will always be oil in the ground, perhaps 30 - 60,000 or more feet down but it will be heavy crude and expensive to explore, produce and refine. The world, all its advances and population, for the past 150 years has been built upon the top of a hydrocarbon. Restrict the supply of that and what will replace it? R & D can make headway but it needs to hurry up yesterday. Yes, they will come up with all kinds of things, hopefully some that could be for widespread use. I'm all for off-grid and I'd like to see more of it. I wish my town would let me put up a wind turbine. "Green Architecture" is coming into play and looks catchey. Green roofs are here and there and should be used more. Edey's greenhouse is an interesting concept. Compostable toilets, too. I wonder how long it will take an average John Doe to catch on and adapt to a newer way of life?

Gosh, I've run out of things.
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Look! Energy shortages prove its right:
Learn about Peak Oil changing your lifestyle:
www.energybulletin.net - exhilirating
www.peak-oil-news.info/ - informative
www.theoildrum.com/ - interesting
www.postcarbon.org/ - practical
www.celestialhabitats.com - cool





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