according to one of the more preeminent peak oilers, yesterday was the day the world saw its maximum oil production. Probably.
I was being interviewed for a job and I watched 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire' on a screen so big that I couldn't see the edges in peripheral vision and felt a bit funny for all the 'flying' shots. The job I'm waiting to hear about, and the film was great. Funny old day. Espcially with it coinciding with North Amercan Buy Nothing Day.
There is of course, a caveat:
The reality is that oil peaking is not a smooth curve, of course. Unexpected discoveries, technology improvements, and the like will sporadically increase output, even after the decline has truly begun. And, as we've noted in the past, peak oil matters most when demand exceeds supply. The best defense against peak oil nightmares is to stop using so damn much of the stuff. We know how to move to a cleaner, greener, higher-efficiency civilization; the time to do so is now.
WorldChanging: Another World Is Here: Happy (Belated) Peak Oil Day!: Filed in: climate, peak_oil, environment
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