PEAK EVERYTHING: An Interactive Look At How Much Of Everything Is Left

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Scientific American has done a great summary of peak commodity levels as well as depletion projections for some of the most critical resources in the world including oil, gold, silver copper, not to mention renewable water, as well as estimating general food prices over the next half century. Generally speaking, regardless of whether one believes in…

Well, another "pole climber" is sharing his view from after climbing high up the pole. His name is Gonzalo Lira and the title of his article (actually blog) is, How Hyperinflation Will Happen In America. While I wouldn't necessarily call Gonzalo's report from up the pole a "must read", I did find it to be most interesting - interesting enough to share. And, if it does happen like he describes, I'll at least know what's happening as it's happening. If you're curious, here's…

This article, POPULATION: THINKING ABOUT OUR FUTURE, was posted on the Oil Drum today (the 13th of Sept). When you get a chance it's worth a read.



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Here is a different example, still using crude oil. The United States reached its peak oil production in 1970, when our population was about 203 million. Had it been necessary for us to live within our means with respect to oil after 1970, we would have needed to reduce our…

The following was posted (10 Sept 10) by Robert Rapier:

Leaked Study on Peak Oil Warns of Severe Global Energy Crisis

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This week a study on peak oil by a German military think tank was leaked on the Internet. The document shows that the German government is closely studying the issue of peak oil, and is aware of the potential for serious consequences as oil production declines. The study is…