I didn't know they had a name for the coming oil shortage (Hubberts peak)

[henslee]

World oil production will start to fall sometime during this decade, never to rise again. In 1956, M. King Hubbert predicted that U.S. oil production would peak in the early 1970's. Although Hubbert was widely criticized by some oil experts and economists, in 1971 Hubbert's prediction came true. The 100 year period when most of the world's oil is being discovered became known as "Hubbert's Peak". The peak stands in contrast to the hundreds of millions of years the oil deposits took to form. Hubbert's methods predict a peak in world oil production less than five years away

http://www.princeton.edu/hubbert/the-peak.html

[babylonsister]

1. Another name is Peak Oil, though

Hubbert's prediction seems to have happened first.

Short, nontechnical, from widely read sources (NYT & RS)

http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/_/id/7203633?pag...

Edit to remove NYT's link/no longer working.

[slor]

2. Did you know that there is a bill to try...

to mitigate the effects of Peak Oil, by using Hemp. Well, actually, the bill is to get Hemp off of the controlled substances list. This will be a great start. The bill is H.R. 3037. Take Action at the link below:

<http://capwiz.com/norml2/issues/bills/?bill=7766161>

[henslee]

4. That cspan show had experts that blew so many of the fuel alternative

and conservation strategies out of the water. First off, hydrogen is bullshit and a fortune and so far off. Second, the idea of conserving fuel often backfires in that it drives the price down and causes us to use it up quicker. They also said fuel from oil and food is bs too. Not truly practical. Basically, our cities have to be rethought. Immediate rationing made a lot of sense. Wow, think of how many males are going to have to check their ego when they can't cruise the macho cars.

[slor]

7. When was that show on?

I would like to see it. Did they discuss hemp at all? I do not believe there will be one single replacement for oil, but solar/nuclear for buildings, as well as newer insulation technology, and a variety of methods for travel/transportation.

[lectrobyte]

3. Lots of good info on the web

http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/_/id/7203633?rnd=1127826091912&has-player=true&version=6.0.12.857

[YapiYapo]

5. Then you really didn't pay attention

Google peak oil there are 13.000.000 hits people have been talking about this for years.

The most well known :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peak_oil

http://www.peakoil.net/
http://www.energybulletin.net/index.php
http://peakoil.com/
http://www.theoildrum.com/
http://www.wolfatthedoor.org.uk/

http://www.oilcrisis.com/
http://www.lifeaftertheoilcrash.net/
http://www.peakoilaction.org/
http://www.hubbertpeak.com/
http://www.survivingpeakoil.com/

Etc etc

[rman]

6. within 5 years the shit will rise above nostril level

just pointing out the obvious