This page details some of the information I have found that supports the case that the Worlds Oil supplies will peak and start to decline this decade.
For other incidents that are leading to troubled times in the future see my "The Coming Cliff" page.
This paragraph below is from the Running On Empty page and describes the problem.
Authoritative data from the oil industry indicates that from about 2009 on, there will be a permanent 3% per year decline of output from the world's now-emptying global oil fields.
Oil is vital to our transportation and industrial energy needs.
North American natural gas is in serious trouble too: much of it is used in power generation plants. They provide the electricity we use for computers, traffic lights, street lights and industrial machinery, home heating, and businesses. Natural gas is the crucial raw material for producing fertilizers for crops (our food supply.) A chilling prediction of a North American gas/electricty grid crash, by energy specialist, Richard C. Duncan, Ph.D. is viewable at RunningOnEmpty.org.
Calculations show that alternative sources of energy are severely inadequate and inflexible. The world's 11,000 airliners cannot run on nuclear, or coal or windmills. And the alternatives would cost billions, require land, take years, and require ...fuel.
It seems that from now on, energy scarcity will bring major global recession, food shortages, fighting over resources, and (literally) billions of human deaths.
Members of this group, led by its founder and first moderator, Bruce Thomson, sent 1,400 emails to inform the media and US/UK politicians, co-signed by 60 members including energy industry specialists. The reaction: disbelief.
Here are some other links documenting the problem.
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