The Area Under the Curve

SUBHEAD: We have never faced the stark reality of a net energy decline before in history. Now we are.By George Mobus on 7 March 2011 in Question Everything - (http://questioneverything.typepad.com/question_everything/2011/03/its-the-area-under-the-curve.html)Image above: An ocean whirlpool. From (http://www.unoriginal.co.uk/gallerymisc58.html).Oil Prices and the EconomyThe punch line comes

The Economy Is Energy

SUBHEAD: The decline of energy available to do real work means we are all going to get a whole lot poorer.Image above: Detail of energy flow chart for US economy. Click to enlarge. From (http://www.schizoidboy.com/wasted-energy.html).By George Mobus on 15 November 2010 in Question Everything -(http://questioneverything.typepad.com/question_everything/2010/11/the-economy-is-energy.html) Why Do

Peak Oil is History

SUBHEAD: When faced with insufficient global oil production, an industrialized planet has just one choice: Collapse.Image above: Abandoned gas pump. From (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rezavaziri/3461104197/).By Dmitry Orlov on November 2010 in ClubOrlov - (http://cluborlov.blogspot.com/2010/11/peak-oil-is-history.html)The marketing blurb on the back cover of the first edition of my first book,