GLOBAL EXHAUSTION OF OIL AND GAS

Our group archives contain 60,000+ messages chronicling our seven year conversation about the impact of a peak in world oil production upon technological civilization.

Industry data indicate that production peaked in May 2005 and has been slightly declining since then. Consumption continues to increase, and the difference is being made up by drawing down inventories.

The ability of alternative sources of energy to substitute for petroleum and natural gas is seriously disputed by many scientists.

How this future plays out remains to be seen, but energy scarcities could bring economic dislocations, food shortages, fighting over resources, and (literally) billions of human deaths.

Got a local food and energy system?

Robert Waldrop
Moderator

PS. ROE2 is a large discussion group with high traffic. Successful participation in this conversation requires exercising a high degree of personal responsibility to keep the conversation useful, civil, and on-topic. This group is strictly moderated. We have a required format for messages. These rules are listed in the group welcome message, and in the footer of every group message. Failure to follow these rules can lead to suspension of posting privileges.

Unless otherwise indicated, all ROE2 messages are copyrighted by their authors. Unless otherwise indicated, all rights reserved by the respective copyright holders. Messages consisting of text forwarded from elsewhere may have different copyrights, and are posted here under the "fair use" doctrine or with permission of the author. We will take action in accordance with the Yahoogroups TOS on any complaints of copyright infringement.