End of the Oil Age

The Oil Age is Over......Page 1
Copyright Notice......Page 2
Table of Contents......Page 3
Part I: Introduction......Page 10
Part II: Peak Oil and the Ramifications for Industrial Civil......Page 12
2. When will Peak Oil occur?......Page 13
3. Big deal. If gas prices get high, I'll just carpool or ge......Page 14
5. Are you serious? That's as much as 90% of our current pop......Page 15
7. Not to be insensitive, but I'm sure that most of those de......Page 20
9. Where are you getting this information from? Who else is......Page 22
11. Can you give me a rundown of what to expect in the years......Page 24
12. Is it possible that we have already hit Peak Oil and are......Page 25
14. What about the oil under the Caspian Sea? I heard there......Page 27
15. What about so-called "non-conventional" sources of oil?......Page 28
16. I just read an article that states that known oil reserv......Page 29
17. Is it possible that there is still more oil left to be d......Page 30
18. I know Simmons, Goodstein and others like them are exper......Page 31
22. I heard that some scientist has a theory that fossil fue......Page 32
24. Didn't the Club of Rome make this exact same prediction......Page 33
25. We had oil problems back in the 1970s. How is this any d......Page 34
26. The "end of the world" is here, once again. So what's ne......Page 35
29. My friend, who is really knowledgeable about these thing......Page 36
Part III: Alternatives to Oil: Fuels of the Future or Cruel Hoaxes?......Page 38
31. Can't we use coal to replace oil? I know it's dirty and......Page 39
33. What about using methane hydrates from the ocean floor a......Page 40
35. What about Hydrogen? Even Arnold, who owns 10 Hummers, s......Page 41
36. What about Nuclear Power? If we're desperate, we won't h......Page 42
38. What about Water/Hydro-Electric power?......Page 43
39. What about wind power?......Page 44
40. You're forgetting about plant-based fuels. Can't we just......Page 45
42. What about free energy? Didn't Nikola Tesla invent some......Page 46
44. If renewable energy is such a poor substitute for oil, w......Page 47
Part IV Issues of Economy, Technology, and the Ability to Adapt......Page 49
45. I don't think there is really anything to worry about. A......Page 50
46. What about the whale oil crisis of the 19th century?  Th......Page 52
48. Is it possible the oil companies are sitting on some tec......Page 53
51. What if somebody invents some new, miraculous technology......Page 54
52. We'll think of something. We always do. Necessity is the......Page 56
54.  What if everybody went out and got a hybrid car? Would......Page 57
55. How will the coming oil shortages affect our banking and......Page 58
56. If we stopped spending so much money bombing other count......Page 59
58. So how do our leaders plan on overhauling the internatio......Page 60
Part V: Peak Oil and US Political/Social Issues......Page 61
59. Who do you think is more at fault for this situation? Bu......Page 62
61. Why haven't I heard about this on the nightly news?......Page 63
62. In light of the energy situation we are facing, why is t......Page 64
63. Why are we going off to the Moon and then to Mars at a t......Page 65
65. Does Peak Oil have anything to do with the war on drugs?......Page 66
66. I'm a Baby Boomer. What can I expect in the years to com......Page 68
67. I'm a member of Generation X or Generation Y. How will P......Page 69
70. Is it possible that the government is actually trying to......Page 70
Part VI. Peak Oil and America's March Toward Fascism......Page 72
71. Does Peak Oil have anything to do with September 11th an......Page 73
72. Does Peak Oil have anything to do with legislation such......Page 80
73. Gosh, don't you think you're making a big deal out of no......Page 82
74. Would this explain why our military and police forces ha......Page 83
Part VII: Peak Oil and Global War......Page 84
75. What is the government doing to solve this problem?......Page 85
76. So the war in Iraq was about oil? Was Saddam the true ta......Page 88
77. Iraq, Afghanistan… Who else is on the hit list?......Page 89
80. Well, at least we don't have to worry about Russia anymo......Page 90
82. What about other "Westernized" countries? Don't they nee......Page 91
85. Gosh, this sounds worse than World War II.......Page 92
87. Isn't this going to require a reinstitution of the draft......Page 93
88. What types of weapons are being developed for these oil......Page 96
89. Would our leaders actually deploy these horrific weapons......Page 97
91. Is there any chance we will resolve this situation witho......Page 98
93. Gosh, this sounds like some type of Mad-Max scenario.......Page 99
Part VIII: Managing the Crash & Coping with the Ramifications......Page 100
96. I have work, school, bills, kids, traffic, etc., to deal......Page 101
99. What are some steps we can take as a society to deal wit......Page 102
101. So we’re going to have to save ourselves?......Page 104
102. What are some steps that I can personally take in the n......Page 105
104.  How am I supposed to help stop the military-industrial......Page 106
105. How am I supposed to maintain a positive mental attitud......Page 107
107. In all honesty, do you really think we have a chance of......Page 109
108. Are you saying we should just abandon our efforts at sa......Page 110
109. Why do you think this is happening?  What do you think......Page 111