[Tanada]

I saw this presentation when if came out but until now I have not seen it rebroadcast anywhere. Now someone has put it up on Youtube so anyone who hasn't seen it take a good look, it is well worth the 45 minutes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBkp0J5Oj30

I think anyone with a friend or family member who thinks Peak Oil advocates are crazy might find this a useful way to break the ice.

[TheAntiDoomer]

I think they had one of these what if a comet strikes, ore what if there's a deadly plauge, entertaining but that's about it. If if's and butts were candy and nuts...

[Beery1]

I'm certain that peak oil is a reality, but even I think the prospect of oil completely disappearing in 2016 (or even 2050) is ridiculous. This scenario is never EVER going to happen. It is fantasy.

Interestingly, much of what's in it is factual, but it's ruined by this ridiculous premise that all the world's oil would just magically disappear. If they had based it on any even marginally realistic premise, it could have been great, but as it is, it's just plain stupid.

[Tanada]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Beery1', 'I')'m certain that peak oil is a reality, but even I think the prospect of oil completely disappearing in 2016 (or even 2050) is ridiculous. This scenario is never EVER going to happen. It is fantasy.

[Beery1]

Oh sorry, I got confused. Thread title threw me. The opening is very similar to Aftermath: World Without Oil.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyEGnMa9MyM

I thought it was that show.

Yeah, this one is pretty good. Terrible acting in some places, but it's reasonable.

Mega Disasters: Oil Apocalypse is another reasonably good one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWsjjZ4nKvM

[Econ101]

Fear propaganda? Did they show the North Dakota oil production charts? I didnt see it.

[evilgenius]

The natural gas boom will certainly disrupt the timing of the oil run down, but it won't curtail it. It'll also introduce the complexity of vehicle fuel source changeover. In some areas of the US, for instance, that might be easy. In some areas it might be really hard.

I've already talked to a few people who wanted to go nat gas for their next vehicle who decided not to because of the limited availability of stations. It's hard to just switch. All electric is worse.

If the US has that sort of trouble imagine what the third world will go through. Capitalism will drop them off, like leaving the kids at the pool!

[Rod_Cloutier]

Here's a link to what some people thought the year 2016 would look like. (From the 1980's):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yo0uTu2uLtI

[Lore]

I think 2016-17 is a good approximation of when the jig is finally up. Following the thinking of opinions from such divergent groups as Richard Heinberg, Post Carbon Institute, to the German military, the charade of any renaissance in fossil fuel production to serve a energy starved planet should be realized by the general public at that time. Quickly followed by the repercussions of coming to grips with what that means to the future going forward from there.