Category Archives: Experts

experts in energy, ecology, collapse, carrying capacity, biophysical and neoclassical economics, etc.

The Future of Humanity: a Lecture by Isaac Asimov

Posted on March 1, 2014 by

The Future of Humanity: a Lecture by Isaac Asimov Newark College of Engineering, November 8, 1974  http://www.asimovonline.com/oldsite/future_of_humanity.html [I’ve truncated most of this very long article] We wouldn’t be in the mess we’re in [if people weren’t stupid, illustrated with humorous … Continue reading →

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James Howard Kunstler 2007 Predictions: many came true

Posted on February 27, 2014 by

Kunstler (and many others) saw the immense corruption on Wall Street and the housing bubble years before it popped.  He is also one of the few who saw it would be deflationary and understands how the financial system and energy … Continue reading →

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40 ways to lose your future

Posted on February 7, 2014 by

Nicole Foss on 40 ways to lose your future.  June 17 2009  theautomaticearth.com Deflation is inevitable due to Ponzi dynamics (see From the Top of the Great Pyramid) The collapse of credit will crash the money supply as credit is … Continue reading →

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Nicole Foss – Links to best posts

Posted on February 7, 2014 by

Although I have links to just a few of my favorite posts below by Nicole Foss (aka Stoneleigh) to get you started, the most valuable way to get up to speed  is to buy one or both of her DVD … Continue reading →

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Gail Tverberg: Collapse may have already started

Posted on February 6, 2014 by

Limits to Growth–At our doorstep, but not recognized ourfiniteworld.com   February 6, 2014 by Gail Tverberg How long can economic growth continue in a finite world? This is the question the 1972 book The Limits to Growth sought to answer. The … Continue reading →

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How fuel prices are being affected by the current boom in domestic oil production

Posted on September 15, 2013 by

Senate 113-71. July 16, 2013. Gas Prices Hearing on how U.S. gasoline and fuel prices are being affected by the current boom in domestic oil production and the restructuring of the U.S. refining industry and distribution system. Senate Hearing. [ … Continue reading →

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Cascading failure + Liebig’s Law + Supply Chain Breakdown = Collapse of civilization

Posted on August 21, 2013 by

Declining supplies of high-quality, easy-to-get fossil fuels with no alternatives ready to replace them — ever — is the #1 issue. As long as we have oil, all problems can be solved, unless oil lasts long enough to deplete every … Continue reading →

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Alfred McCoy in Salon Magazine on How America will collapse (by 2025)

Posted on August 17, 2013 by

How America will collapse by 2025. Four scenarios that could spell the end of the United States as we know it — in the very near future. Alfred McCoy. December 6, 2010. Salon.com Here are a few extracts from this … Continue reading →

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Cyber Attacks an unprecedented threat to U.S. National Security

Posted on August 7, 2013 by

Preface. This post contains extracts from 3 congressional hearings in the House of representatives session on cyber attacks. Alice Friedemann  www.energyskeptic.com  Author of Life After Fossil Fuels: A Reality Check on Alternative Energy; When Trucks Stop Running: Energy and the … Continue reading →

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Ugo Bardi: Quite likely we’ll have a fast collapse, a “Seneca Cliff”

Posted on July 16, 2013 by

Excerpts from: Ugo Bardi. August 28, 2011. The Seneca effect: why decline is faster than growth. Ugo Bardi. July 15, 2013.The punctuated collapse of the Roman Empire. Could it be that the Seneca cliff is what we are facing, right … Continue reading →

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