I agree, high gas prices are good
8 reasons to cheer high gas prices"By its very definition, oil is crude. It's time we develop more refined energy sources and that will not happen without a cost-driven shift in demand," writes Chris Pummer this morning on MarketWatch while providing 8 reasons why high gas prices are a good thing, seriously.
Obviously, I completely agree. Wars, wars, wars. How many more wars do we need before the costs of war outweigh the benefits of oil? Perhaps oil has always been about war?
Isn't it time to end our crudely powered life in favor of a more refined, intelligent life?
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posted by Dahcredyns at
10:09 AM
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The problem is that when people wake up and realize that we no longer can produce enough fuel to meet demand, it will be too late to develop alternate sources. Human nature is such that most people do not look ahead, they only deal with whatever emergency has presented itself today.
Yes, rising oil prices will spur people to demand more nuclear power, more hybrid technology, more hydro-electric power, etc., but it will be too little, too late, and we may see a disaster much worse than the depression.
I think in the near future you will see masses of Americans moving south in the winter because there is no fuel for heating their homes. The pipes will freeze, there will be water damage and vandalizm. Once they get south they will need food and housing, and if we could not respond to hurrican Katrina, we sure won't be able to respond to this. Banks will have a mortgage disaster like they never saw before when people abandon their homes for lack of heating fuel. Farmers will probably get emergency rations of fuel, but will the government respond in time to save our crops? Or will mismanagement lead to starvation?
Forward-looking people can prepare, but most of the developed world is headed for catastrophe when the real fuel shortage hits.
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I definitely think that "human nature" is the key to this whole thing. It's time for human nature to evolve, or at least adapt to more intelligent, efficient living. Otherwise, I think your dire predictions have a great chance of occurring.
"will mismanagment lead to starvation" - i think about that all the time with ethanol. when the climate is good, ethanol sounds like it has potential, especially biomass or cellulosic ethnaol.
however, what happens if things go bad with the climate? scary stuff.
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