We are entering the world after Peak Oil. From now on, everything we do and buy that depends on oil will become much more expensive. Nearly every aspect of our lives will be affected. This could very well be the most dramatic moment in human history: the point where our population and behaviour is simply too much for the Earth to handle. The only direction will be down for the next very long while.

But there is hope. We are very good at adapting, and many of the changes are things that have been advocated over the years for various reasons: much less dependency on automobiles, more locally grown produce, fewer big box stores and less suburbia, more smaller communities, less garbage, less pollution. Look out, the “good ol’ days” are coming back with a vengeance.

The only thing for us to do is adapt as quickly as possible and move to a lifestyle that doesn’t use any unsustainable energy. This will take massive effort and time. We must ALL start immediately.

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