Peak Oil, Peak People: The Pique of Human Folly

An honest appraisal of our global energy supply situation indicates that the adjustment process to a post-carbon society may be soul-searing on a personal and societal level. There is a very real possibility that declining oil supplies will tip the economy far beyond gradual decline. Projected Peak Oil supply decreases of 3%-5% annually on a sustained basis may not appear alarming, but such...