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From: "Eric Swanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Newsgroups: gmane.science.general.global-change
Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 11:00 AM
Subject: [Global Change: 1150] Re: Future of agriculture
> When world oil production peaks and the cost of energy begins to rise
> relative to everything else, I would expect to see a replay of the
> economic distress of the late 1970's and early 1980's. However, next
> time we get in this situation, there won't be any easily available
> cheap alternative energy source except coal. <...> But, should it turn
> out that the
> new magical energy source can't be fitted into the present modes of
> life, then what? We won't know an answer to that until AFTER the new
> magical energy source is found, if one IS found.
>
>
Nuclear, wind, conservation/efficiency, biomass - these have all been on the
rise in conjunction with the recent oil price rise. You are too
pessimistic. There may not be ONE magical alternative, but one is not
necessary when there are many practical alternatives.
-dl
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