Hardily anyone I talk to knows about peak oil. And the people who know about peak oil don't think it is a big deal. Well, I'm sorry to break it to you, but peak oil is a big deal. Everything in society relies on oil. Without oil, this society will apart. Our global economy will fall apart without oil. Even our food production is heavily reliant on oil. Without oil, we can't produce or transport food, meaning people will starve to death. Yes, without oil, we can't even produce food, meaning people will starve to death without oil.
If peak oil is such an important issue, then why do so few people talk about it? It is the most important issue out there, and yet hardily anyone knows about it. And many of those who know about it are apparently not very concerned of it at all. I guess those folks don't understand the full implications of peak oil. The implications of peak oil should never be underestimated. The implications of peak oil would be huge. That's because our food production is totally and utterly reliant on oil. Without oil, we can't even produce and transport food, meaning people would starve to death.
Yet despite how important peak oil may be, hardily anyone knows about peak oil. Everyone cares about pointless useless things like sports and movie celebrities, yet the most important issue of all human civilization is hardily ever brought up in the media stream media or any discussions for that matter.
Why is peak oil so easy to ignore if it is so important? That's the question I'm asking...
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Why is peak oil almost never brought up in main steam media?
Why is peak oil almost never brought up in main steam media?
by DesuMaiden » Wed 08 Oct 2014, 17:37:16
History repeats itself. Just everytime with different characters and players.
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Re: Why is peak oil almost never brought up in main steam me
by Withnail » Wed 08 Oct 2014, 17:44:44
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Why is peak oil so easy to ignore if it is so important? That's the question I'm asking...
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Why is peak oil so easy to ignore if it is so important? That's the question I'm asking...
I don't think everyone ignores oil or the importance of oil or peak oil.
I think the powerful people in our societies are well aware of it.
And we can obviously see evidence for that in the extreme level of militarisation in the Middle East, which is an insignificant part of the world except for oil.
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Re: Why is peak oil almost never brought up in main steam me
by dissident » Wed 08 Oct 2014, 17:51:44
The mainstream media is all about pushing established narratives be they on foreign affairs or domestic issues. It is basically a lickspittle operation that does not challenge the status quo and makes sure that the perception of business as usual into the far future is the accepted view.
The amount of articles I have seen that confuse kerogen deposits in shale with oil deposits in shale-like rock formations (e.g. the Bakken) is incredible. This "mistake" cannot be an accident. There must be at least one reporter with a clue. But they are either drowned out or censored by their editors. It may be some defect in the news business but at the end of the day the result is the same: a spew of don't worry be happy propaganda.
The amount of articles I have seen that confuse kerogen deposits in shale with oil deposits in shale-like rock formations (e.g. the Bakken) is incredible. This "mistake" cannot be an accident. There must be at least one reporter with a clue. But they are either drowned out or censored by their editors. It may be some defect in the news business but at the end of the day the result is the same: a spew of don't worry be happy propaganda.
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Re: Why is peak oil almost never brought up in main steam me
by DesuMaiden » Wed 08 Oct 2014, 18:37:35
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Why is peak oil so easy to ignore if it is so important? That's the question I'm asking...
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Why is peak oil so easy to ignore if it is so important? That's the question I'm asking...
I don't think everyone ignores oil or the importance of oil or peak oil.
I think the powerful people in our societies are well aware of it.
And we can obviously see evidence for that in the extreme level of militarisation in the Middle East, which is an insignificant part of the world except for oil.
The elite are well-aware of the importance of oil. Yet they have done nothing to make the public aware of peak oil. Most people are totally oblivious to peak oil and its consequences. They are just doing business as usual. This doesn't work because you can't ignore peak oil. Ignoring a fact doesn't make it go away. We need to do something to address the challenges we will face from peak oil.
The funny thing is that we have already reached peak oil. Yet nothing has been done to mitigate this problem. The only affects of peak oil we have experienced is that economic growth is IMPOSSIBLE. You can't grow your economy if your oil supply has maxed out since your economy is totally and utterly dependent on oil.
History repeats itself. Just everytime with different characters and players.
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Re: Why is peak oil almost never brought up in main steam me
by Paulo1 » Wed 08 Oct 2014, 18:39:31
A lot of people are simply narrow minded and stupid by choice. They like to be entertained, but not informed. Life is easier that way, (until it isn't), and then listen to the howls!! 
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Re: Why is peak oil almost never brought up in main steam me
by Withnail » Wed 08 Oct 2014, 19:07:04
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The funny thing is that we have already reached peak oil. Yet nothing has been done to mitigate this problem. The only affects of peak oil we have experienced is that economic growth is IMPOSSIBLE. You can't grow your economy if your oil supply has maxed out since your economy is totally and utterly dependent on oil.
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The funny thing is that we have already reached peak oil. Yet nothing has been done to mitigate this problem. The only affects of peak oil we have experienced is that economic growth is IMPOSSIBLE. You can't grow your economy if your oil supply has maxed out since your economy is totally and utterly dependent on oil.
Well, oil prices are falling currently.
Actually although I've never speculated in markets before I was thinking about taking an oil futures position.
Based on the theory that if oil prices fall far enough, tar sands and shale oil production would be uneconomic, therefore resulting in a bounce back up.
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