blog.wired.com — If there are any lingering doubts as to whether the age of oil is nearing its end, the International Energy Agency has put them to rest and made it clear that only a massive and immediate investment in sustainable energy will prevent a global crisis.
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zeromancerNov 8, 2007
Unfortunately it seems like too many people are content to ruin the world. Things are being done to help, but it's not enough. Think about how old you'll be in 2030. I'll be 44 and probably be trying to watch my kids grow up in the middle of a world energy crisis. greed and power are man's two weaknesses that will bring us to our knees. until we learn to live for the future and not for now, we are headed down a dark path.
bigbluecarbonNov 8, 2007
don't panicsupply side economics will figure it all outyou might have to ride your bike to work
berkanaNov 9, 2007
Before anyone here spouts that we need to reconsider nuclear power, remember this:* Uranium and Thorium resources are not abundant domestically; almost all the easy uranium is foreign, and projections suggest that the uranium reserves would run out in only a few decades at the rate which we need it.* Our government has heavily subsidized nuclear research and nuclear power without considering its environmental impact. It is a ridiculous argument to dismiss subsidizing renewable energy research and deployment to lower its costs as if renewables alone have to be cost effective without any aid; no such arguments were made for government sponsoring of oil and nuclear research, geology, and exploration. Why should the high costs be pointed out when the playing field wasn't even level to begin with?