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2nd August 2013, 10:24 #1
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What Happens When the Oil Runs Out?
I would like to hear your opinion of this article, my dear friends:
What Happens When the Oil Runs Out?
I am not involved in the oil industry in any way, so some more insight from experts would definitely help. That said, I am more interested in far reaching implications of the decline in oil production. Cheap carbohydrates are the material basis of the modern day globalized society. Therefore, the human civilization will have to change as well. The author argues, that "a metamorphosis of human civilization from the global to the local, will be underpinned by building strong, resilient communities in which people share their skills and knowledge, to provide as much as possible at the local, grass-roots level." I wouldn't mind such a course of events at all but it sounds too optimistic for me.Llibertat
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2nd August 2013, 10:26 #2
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Firstly the oil isn't going to 'run out' as such, in the way your car runs out of petrol, "that's it, there's none left". Instead it'll gradually get more and more expensive so you get to a point where normal people can no longer afford to run a car on it. Trouble is before you get to that point you have wars and unrest to deal with...
Having said that any notion that we're just going to go back to not using cars or public transport instead is fanciful. We will use alternative fuel sources, be they batteries, hydrogen, bio fuel or whatever.Please 'like' our facebook page http://www.facebook.com/motorsportforums
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2nd August 2013, 10:35 #3
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Don't believe all the cr@p that people talk about regarding oil running out. There is more than enough oil to last another 100 years at least.
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2nd August 2013, 14:27 #4
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Originally Posted by Starter
We will be fine without oil one day"But it aint how hard you hit, it's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done." Rocky.
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2nd August 2013, 14:40 #6
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Originally Posted by 555-04Q2
But as has been mentioned there are for more untapped petroleum reserves in the world than most people realise.
We should be more concerned about fresh water. The world will run out of fresh water far soon than depleting our petroleum reserves.“If everything's under control, you're going too slow.” Mario Andretti
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2nd August 2013, 14:51 #7
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Originally Posted by schmenke
With regards to fresh water, yip, but if governments would stop wasting money the building of "expensive" desalination plants will resolve this issue."But it aint how hard you hit, it's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done." Rocky.
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Originally Posted by Starter
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Originally Posted by BDunnell"But it aint how hard you hit, it's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done." Rocky.
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