Essentially there is not a lot that can be said of this video.



If Matt Simmons is correct then peak oil will hit us like a freight train.  We would need the equivalent of the Manhattan Project and the Marshall plan in order to avoid the worst aspects of the problem.  Research and development needs to start now and forget about measuring results or focusing on a particular new energy source.  Fund them all!  Choose the winners later and not before.

Part of the problem is that our leaders need to be educated.  It appears that most just don’t see this coming— or are delusional.

Some of the things that will change are the way we transport our goods by truck— rail and ship and barge will replace that.  The way we go to work— telecommuting and flex time will have to become more common.  The 3000 mile salad will be history— instead we will enjoy locally produced products.  With the latter the wonders of canning will come back into vogue.

It is funny how much the radical environmental movement with their underlying criticism and desire to destroy society are on the same page as the peak oil advocates.

Strange bedfellows indeed!

See Part 3: More on the Chaos of Peak Oil

See Part 5: What Brazil Can Teach Us About Peak Oil