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4dsc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-22-06 08:21 AM
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The oil is going, the oil is going!
http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/03/22/peakoil/

Today's Paul Reveres of "peak oil" aren't waiting for Washington to save us from apocalypse. They're already planting gardens and drafting city plans for the days when oil is gone.

Great article..
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katinmn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-22-06 08:28 AM
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1. They are ahead of the curve. I keep this in mind always.
I think my option will be to go back to my hometown or some other remote place to live a "wilderness adventure" year round.

http://www.ely.org/discover_ely/

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BlackHeart Donating Member (294 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-22-06 08:41 AM
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2. They are planting gardens
to save us from peak oil? I dont get it.
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htuttle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-22-06 08:56 AM
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4. Think about how fresh vegetables end up on your table out of season
...and think about what they use to grow those vegetables nowdays, and it should become more clear.

Our entire food infrastructure is incredibly dependent on cheap oil, from fertilizers and pesticides to transportation of both the raw and processed agricultural products.


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Massacure Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-22-06 08:57 AM
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5. Save us? No. Save themselves? Yes.
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Boomer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-22-06 12:26 PM
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6. Got that right.
I'm not sharing. :evilgrin:
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brokensymmetry Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-22-06 08:42 AM
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3. Excellent article.
Should be required reading.
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