It's not just oil. With growing demand and declining supplies, all forms of energy will soon become very expensive. No alternative sources can produce as much energy as we are now obtaining from oil and natural gas--both of which are in decline. Some proposed alternatives (hydrogen, ethanol) are pipe-dreams. Is this the end of The American Way of Life? Probably. Several experts lucidly explain what's happpening and what we have to do.
Condensed and adapted by K.D. from the 2004 documentary film, "The End of Suburbia."
"New World Notes" is produced under the auspices (Latin for "aegis") of WWUH-FM, a community service of that beacon of light in darkest Connecticut, the University of Hartford.
Experts speaking here include several petroleum scientists and engineers, ecologist Richard Heinberg, urban planners James Howard Kunstler and Peter Calthorpe, energy investment broker Matthew Simmons, political analyst Michael Ruppert, and journalist Barrie Zwicker (narrator).
More on Peak Oil: http://aspo-usa.com/
For written commentary, photos & other graphics, videos, great links, and an archive of past installments, please see this show's Web site: http://newworldnotes.blogspot.com. Permanent link to the entry for this installment: http://newworldnotes.blogspot.com/2012/04/peak-oil-peak-natural-gas-peak.html
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