WASHINGTON (AP) — Conserving oil is no longer an economic imperative for the U.S., the Trump administration declares in a major new policy statement that threatens to undermine decades of government campaigns for gas-thrifty cars and other conservation programs.
onlooker wrote:Well Mr Meadows is rightfully saying in Part 3, that we have already entered the collapse stage. I guess some will only concede that when a mass die off ensues. Remember, this is about the entire planet.
onlooker wrote:Yes I think we passed the point to salvage modern industrial civilization or prevent a mass die off.
theluckycountry wrote:I think if you put a population curve on top of an oil extraction curve you'd see a close correlation pops. If that's the case then one could expect them to decline at the same rates after they peak.
Pops wrote:
Point is, I figure I and all rich world people can get by on much less and less concentrated energy before we starve. We won't like it, we may kill each other because of it, but not driving 40 miles per day isn't going to crash civilization as long as it happens gradually.
I don't think...
Pops wrote:Most of the energy I use is wasted to be honest. I won't go into just how much crap I impulsively buy, resources I blithely consume, and energy I casually waste, but it is considerable.
Point is, I figure I and all rich can get by on much less... We won't like it
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