17 May 2005

The Long Emergency

In the late nineties, people were writing about the 'long boom' a predicted period of growth and prosperity. Now we have this: .
Normally I tend to write up this kind of thing at TheGreening, but it's pretty important to get this peak oil message out there ... "no substitute for fossil fuels will enable us to continue living like we do, in a society that was essentially designed and built to run on cheap fuel. Our Cities, our jobs and our lifestyles are going to change dramatically."
I think we should also factor in what it means for world justice, peace and the environment. What does 'make poeverty history' look like in a world economy marked by steadily increasing oil demand in a falling supply curve? I can't find many ways to scenario that in a way that looks pretty! However, for the prettier scenarios do read some of the comments, they at least have pretty bits.
Treehugger: The Long Emergency:

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"Spend and tax" not "tax and spend"

 I got a response from my MP which got me kind of mad. You'll see why as I reproduce it here. Apologies for the strange changes in types...