tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99704500378481622.post5329943823986586370..comments2023-10-14T08:23:14.641-07:00Comments on The American Energy Crisis: A Look AheadA Quaker in a Strange Landhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15425198389944137571noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99704500378481622.post-4438924241749337642008-11-28T01:38:00.000-08:002008-11-28T01:38:00.000-08:00To Bureaucrat; that's all fine except for the fact...To Bureaucrat; that's all fine except for the fact that in my lifetime the population of the World has more that DOUBLED, from 3 billion to 6.8 billion, and in 40 years time is expected to reach 9.5 billion, all fed from oil-fuelled crops.The last time we lived without oil the population of the World was about 1.5 billion, and many of those were starving!<BR/><BR/>Re Greg's post; its hard to see how tranferring a bankrupts debt from the private sector to the government changes much - the debt still exists and while the company (or bank) may no longer have to file for insolvency, nothing has been solved. So, long-term, we've just re-scheduled Judgement Day.Donal Langhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03421610061804732275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99704500378481622.post-20125968662076369512008-11-27T14:09:00.000-08:002008-11-27T14:09:00.000-08:00i read your threads daily. i felt this is relative...i read your threads daily. i felt this is relative to what you post although off topic to this thread.<BR/>this is the future. they say they can produce the oil at 80 a barrel. this would solve our mass landfill problem along with our dependence on foreign oil. although im sure the big companies will buy up or somehow ruin this technology.<BR/><BR/>http://www.res-energy.com/<BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWf9nYbm3ac&feature=relatedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99704500378481622.post-6280783200202892762008-11-27T13:28:00.000-08:002008-11-27T13:28:00.000-08:00Long, long term, humanity got along just fine with...Long, long term, humanity got along just fine without the oil and natural gas and electricity that is so common and relatively cheap today. There will be some inconveniences, our household farm animals will smell more, we may not have the BEST medicine, and we may not get down to Florida every year for summer vacation. We might be more exposed to famines and plagues. But beyond that, we will make due. Although I do have to ask .. just what good is gold and silver in an agrarian economy with nowhere to escape to to spend it? If I want to accumulate "wealth," I'm thinking I should have white rice and white sugar and cigarettes, stuff that lasts a long time and has "use."bureaucrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03869739125758038029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99704500378481622.post-56615629169720457152008-11-27T09:43:00.000-08:002008-11-27T09:43:00.000-08:00Thanks for taking family time to write this up. Mu...Thanks for taking family time to write this up. Much appreciated and very helpful.<BR/><BR/>Enjoy your holiday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com