Peak Oil: Gas Prices, Supply Depletion & Energy Crisis: 5of5
Thursday, September 25th, 2008 at 5:14 pm
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We are entering the Peak Oil era. The growth of oil production is slowing, forcing up oil and gasoline prices, firing inflation, driving unemployment, straining our global economy, and threatening to collapse our entire system. Teacher Aaron Wissner, highlights the impacts, underlying problem, and solutions. This is part 5 of 5 in a one-hour presentation. See the full one-hour video at LocalFuture.org. Also, at YouTube, see the summary with great resources, web sites, video clips, and detailed background on Peak Oil and its impacts.
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Senator John McCain, in an appearance at the Global Warming and Energy Solutions conference in Manchester, NH on Oct. 13, 2007, comments on the need to raise CAFE standards and to invest in renewable energy.
Democratic Presidential candidate Gov. Bill Richardson announced his energy plan at an event sponsored by the New America Foundation in Washington, DC on May 17, 2007. In this clip, Gov. Richardson talks about raising fuel economy standards to 50 miles per gallon.
Introduction
We are entering the Peak Oil era. The growth of oil production is slowing, driving up oil and gasoline gas prices, firing inflation, driving unemployment, straining our global economy, and threatening to collapse our entire system. We are reaching Peak Oil and we are unprepared. Teacher Aaron Wissner, in a compact 10 minutes video summary, details Peak Oil, the evidence, the impacts, and the solutions. See the full one-hour video at LocalFuture.org. Also, at YouTube, see the conclusion, of that presentation, part 5 of 5, which highlights the impacts, underlying problem, and solutions to Peak Oil.