Letters to the Editor
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Get it straight - Peak Oil is not, NOT about "running out" of oil
As I said in my post above, Peak Oil occurs when we no longer pump more oil out of the ground this year than last year. It's that simple. It's not about how much it costs, or how much is left, or "if only the middle east weren't a bloodbath, we could pump more out". We pumped 85 billion barrels out last year (about), if we do not pump out 86 billion this year or the year after (ever), then our oil supply has "peaked". Period.
This is not a theory to be proved or disproved. Every single honest scientist - and even most of the big oil companies - admit that Peak Oil is an indisputable fact. The real question is: a) when it will occur and b) will we be able to supply additional alternative energy from other sources to do the things we need to get done.
The answer seems to be a) nobody frikin knows, but it could happen *any time* in the next 30 or so years. b) Maybe, but it depends on getting ready now, if you wait until it's happening, as we are finding with Global Warming, it's usually too late to save a lot of what is valuable to you.
Adults plan for an future in a serious way, children close their eyes and wish for something better (the market/scientists/politicians/daddy will make it better).