Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Should we Still be Concerned with Peak Oil?

Should we Still be Concerned with Peak Oil?

With oil prices falling precipitously, this seems like a good time to reassess the widely anticipated phenomenon known as peak oil. How much of a threat is it as we look into the future?There are basically two camps about the peak of global oil production.•    Cornucopians — Not only is the glass half-full, it is brimming over. There is no threat whatsoever to industrial civilizations. The Stone Age didn't end because we ran out of stones.•    Doomers — The glass is half-empty and we're draining…Read more...

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