• Welcome to my Peak Oil blog site!

    I have created this website as a place to post what I've been learning about peak oil and our current energy crisis. Peak Oil theory states that at some point global oil production will reach a maximum then enter a state of terminal decline. While I haven't made any firm decisions regarding peak oil and related topics, it is increasingly obvious that the end of 'cheap oil' is very near if it hasn't arrived already. The phenomenon of peak oil, if proven accurate, will have serious trickle down effects as transportation costs will increase, which in turn will increase the cost of finished products. Food costs will skyrocket since crude oil is used to produce fertilizer to grow our crops. Sectors of the of the economy that rely on disposable income, especially travel and entertainment, will also suffer. I don't want to come off as being radical or alarmist, but at the same time I think this is worthy of our attention. I encourage you to check out the pages of this site, and the news feed and additional links in the side bar. Let me know what you think!

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Back from vacation…

Posted on November 22, 2008 by jkibbe

Nine of us drove our SUVs to the airport and flew in thirsty jet planes to consume food and fun at Disney World.  We had a good time, but it amazes me how much money people still have to burn and how we are truly a society of consumers.  I would love to see Disney’s [...]

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What’s New…?

Posted on November 8, 2008 by jkibbe

Well, in case you haven’t heard, Obama was voted President.  I didn’t vote for him.  I didn’t vote for McCain, either.
The problem is that everyone wants more services, more education, more welfare, more health care, bigger military, and more corporate bailouts (from banking, to insurance, and on to auto makers), but we want lower taxes [...]

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