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The Peak of Oil
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The Peak of Oil |
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WindWalker Senior Member
since 2001-10-12
Posts 1218 |
Seems the question before us is: “When will oil reserves peak?” “How much time do we have until then?” “What alternatives have we in place to bring us gently into new ways of living?” “What secure source of alternative energy do we have?” Seems to me there are no answers: the great train of progress will careen along and go off the track and we can blame God, the aliens... or the spotted owl – just as long as there’s someone to blame then we can die happy in the dark. The problem is not lack of energy – the problem is usage: we are no longer just people sharing a small planet in space: we’ve become consumers – and there’s nothing natural about that. Earth wasn’t designed to accommodate the concept of consumerism. It’s a finite world, after all, an ecological marvel – the only one in an entire solar system and we’ve managed to eat it up – all but the crumbs and we’re at war over those. There is no place else to go to build new Wal-Marts or Home Depots. Now what? Solar, wind, hydrogen, ethanol? By comparison to the raw power of that Esso tiger in the tank: pretty mild alternatives, these, even if available in remotely adequate quantities – They are not and never will be: only a complete change of lifestyle, not in the future, not tomorrow but today will humanity survive at all. “Blessed are the fools for they shall die at the wheel of their SUV and be spared the horrors of tomorrow.” |
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iliana Member Patricius
since 2003-12-05
Posts 13434USA |
Very powerful writing! |
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secondhanddreampoet Member Ascendant
since 2006-11-07
Posts 6394a 'Universalist' ! |
perceptive, finely written, timely and 'right on the mark' (as usual)! Geologists and 'Universality/Complexity' scientists like myself know how close we are to a total 'Entropy Watershed' (environmental Armageddon) via the demands (and magnificently horrendous by-products) of our 'fossil fuel' based technology...it is already 'decades late' to have followed the astute wisdom of this 'write'! I have at various times tried to touch upon these kinds of points 'philosophically'...I grandly admire how this immensely talented author does so directly, succinctly and explicitly! once again: most serious, long-sustained applause! [another of those poetic 'standing ovations'!!] [This message has been edited by secondhanddreampoet (08-11-2007 12:04 AM).] |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
In centurys past someone would say there were too many horses and cows and covered wagons... today they say too many suv's. In Hawaii the problem seems to be too many people...and more cars than people... Says something for buses and rail...perhaps in the future the mandatory way to travel...James |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
“Blessed are the fools for they shall die at the wheel of their SUV and be spared the horrors of tomorrow.” Such true words contained within this piece but perhaps read too late as I feel we are already at the eve of our own undoing Ruth |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
And as humans sit entangled in traffic gridlock, yakking on cell phones or perusing emails, Gaia gags. |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
This is good WindWalker, I'm glad somebody "gets it" Ida |
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The Lady Member Rara Avis
since 2005-12-26
Posts 7634The Southwest |
"There is no place else to go to build new Wal-Marts or Home Depots" well done WindWalker |
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