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adigal

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15. It might take something like this to get us serious about energy change

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Mon May 14, 2012, 07:22 AM

May 2012

We should have been preparing for this moment since Jimmy Carter spoke to us when he was president. Instead, we have been sucking at the oil teat for 30 more years. We are a people of Today, who don't seem to believe in Tomorrow.

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Oil prices could double by 2022, IMF warned [View all] alp227 May 2012 OP

"It is tough to make predictions, especially about the future." Yogi MindMover May 2012 #1

The earth makes oil everyday. pwb May 2012 #2

That's true, if you're willing to wait for it. truthisfreedom May 2012 #5

And of course that is why we are drilling for it in so many unsafe places. jwirr May 2012 #13

Its the rate of creation vs the rate of consumption thats the BIG problem bhikkhu May 2012 #14

I'm preparing for such an eventuality. I walk 4+ miles a day. . . Journeyman May 2012 #3

Tesla stock (TSLA) is pretty cheap at the moment. They have 5000 working electric drive trains on truthisfreedom May 2012 #4

And where is the electrical power for the cars to come from????? happyslug May 2012 #16

Oil demand could halve by 2022 thelordofhell May 2012 #6

That is NOT the historic high. Furthermore Gman May 2012 #7

Demand? Crow73 May 2012 #8

thank you for the link....... MindMover May 2012 #9

We cannot base policy on what MIGHT happen in the future....... Swede Atlanta May 2012 #10

Let them Politicalboi May 2012 #11

But that's part of the problem... Moostache May 2012 #17

Maybe they're thinking about this... pscot May 2012 #12

It might take something like this to get us serious about energy change adigal May 2012 #15

WOW stellar prediction IMF ... How much did the pearl of wisdom cost? Lenomsky May 2012 #18