[M_B_S]

http://www.catholic.org/business/story.php?id=42190

'Peak oil' era may have arrived - and civilization will never be the same

By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)
7/27/2011
Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)

Debate rages on how much oil is left, and how long it will last

"Peak oil is the time when the world's production reaches the highest point, then starts back down again," Tom Whipple, energy scholar and CIA analyst for 30 years says. "Oil is a finite resource, and [it] someday will go down, and that is what the peak oil discussion is all about." Even more troubling, there are signs that peak oil may have already arrived.....
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The "devils tears" are running dry!

Halleluja!

M_B_S

[Sixstrings]

Well..

That's a website by lay Catholics, it's not from a diocese or a papal bull out of Rome. Having said that, my sense is Catholics are more open to peak oil issues than evangelicals. Evangelicals are too tied up in feel-good positive thinking, "prosperity gospel," megachurches and materialism -- none of that jives with peak oil.

[John_A]

Whipple has been writing about peak oil for years now with Falls Church Press I believe. I wish these gurus would just shut up already, they can't even be bothered to look up the production figures and realize that there isn't even an argument any more, peak oil happened years ago, whoo raw, most people are more concerned about other important issues now.

[timmac]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Sixstrings', '
') Evangelicals are too tied up in feel-good positive thinking, "prosperity gospel," megachurches and materialism -- none of that jives with peak oil.

[SeaGypsy]

Peak oil happened. The fallout is evident.
ELM is ripping much of the world to shreds.
The US is toppling.
Europe is spluttering.
Yeah peak oil is so passe'.

[M_B_S]

Less is better than more after peak oil (everything).

So the church has to play his role again.

http://zenhabits.net/how-to-live-a-bett ... with-less/

That’s hard to believe if you haven’t tried it, but today I am happier than ever. I’m better off financially than ever, now that I’m out of debt and living blissfully debt-free. I am unencumbered by a crapload of stuff, and I have room in my life for what’s truly important: my family, my writing, and my twin loves of reading and running.

The beautiful thing is that you don’t need to earn more money or buy a bigger house or car or have a bigger company in order to have this better life — you need less of all of that. It’s attainable simply by cutting back.

Here’s how to do it — briefly. This will be familiar to long-time readers, but it’s a necessary primer for newer converts......
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Just live it and peak oil is no nightmare @ all.

M_B_S

“Simplicity is the peak of civilization.” – Jessie Sampter

[careinke]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('M_B_S', 'L')ess is better than more after peak oil (everything).

So the church has to play his role again.

http://zenhabits.net/how-to-live-a-bett ... with-less/

That’s hard to believe if you haven’t tried it, but today I am happier than ever. I’m better off financially than ever, now that I’m out of debt and living blissfully debt-free. I am unencumbered by a crapload of stuff, and I have room in my life for what’s truly important: my family, my writing, and my twin loves of reading and running.

The beautiful thing is that you don’t need to earn more money or buy a bigger house or car or have a bigger company in order to have this better life — you need less of all of that. It’s attainable simply by cutting back.

Here’s how to do it — briefly. This will be familiar to long-time readers, but it’s a necessary primer for newer converts......
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Just live it and peak oil is no nightmare @ all.

M_B_S

“Simplicity is the peak of civilization.” – Jessie Sampter

[Arthur75]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('SeaGypsy', '
')ELM is ripping much of the world to shreds.

[EnergyUnlimited]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('M_B_S', 'L')ess is better than more after peak oil (everything).

So the church has to play his role again.

http://zenhabits.net/how-to-live-a-bett ... with-less/

That’s hard to believe if you haven’t tried it, but today I am happier than ever. I’m better off financially than ever, now that I’m out of debt and living blissfully debt-free. I am unencumbered by a crapload of stuff, and I have room in my life for what’s truly important: my family, my writing, and my twin loves of reading and running.

The beautiful thing is that you don’t need to earn more money or buy a bigger house or car or have a bigger company in order to have this better life — you need less of all of that. It’s attainable simply by cutting back.

Here’s how to do it — briefly. This will be familiar to long-time readers, but it’s a necessary primer for newer converts......
******************************************************

Just live it and peak oil is no nightmare @ all.

M_B_S

“Simplicity is the peak of civilization.” – Jessie Sampter

[M_B_S]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Arthur75', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('SeaGypsy', '
')ELM is ripping much of the world to shreds.

[Arthur75]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('M_B_S', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Arthur75', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('SeaGypsy', '
')ELM is ripping much of the world to shreds.

[dolanbaker]

I have believed for a long time that religon will once again become popular, once the "god" of consumerism is starved of fuel and people are forced to look elsewhere for that feeling of belonging.

And the fear of the unknown as well! No one can really accurately predict how the decline in energy (fuel) will affect people, I think that many will just go to church and pray!

[John_A]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('M_B_S', '
')Just live it and peak oil is no nightmare @ all.

M_B_S

[vision-master]

The Vatican has been working to get off the grid for sometime now.

Will those devils ever leave us kids alone.

[AgentR11]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('M_B_S', 'T')he beautiful thing is that you don’t need to earn more money or buy a bigger house or car or have a bigger company in order to have this better life — you need less of all of that. It’s attainable simply by cutting back.

[Arthur75]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('AgentR11', '
')
Collapse, as predicted by some, could have been bad, but I think we're seeing what real collapse looks like now, and its about as slow as frozen molasses.

[AgentR11]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Arthur75', 'Y')eah, not so sure about that one ...

[ritter]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('AgentR11', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Arthur75', 'Y')eah, not so sure about that one ...