Peak oil on mainstream US news

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Kunstler on CBC talking the long emergency, suburbia, and life without cheap oil…(8 mins)

Yes, and...

This is a point of view that has been shared and discussed, and which can stand up to a lot of scrutiny. And at the same time we don't know how it will all pan out.

With all our fancy forecasting—from ten-day weather reports to the “Fed’s” inflation predictions—we can be lulled into believing we can see into the future pretty well. But actually, we can’t. History doesn’t unfold in neat, even increments. It moves in messy, surprising jolts, and in this unprecedented era, the surprises could even intensify. And here’s the big upside: Recognizing that in this unique moment it is not possible to know what’s possible … we discover we are free. We’re free to throw ourselves into the most thrilling, planetary struggle our species has every known.

From Getting a Grip by Frances Moore Lappe - read longer quote

What we can be sure of, though is that this is yesterdays future - the moment we have been waiting for and co-creating with our imagination, our thoughts, words, deeds, fears, hopes, desires - and our silence. And tomorrow will likewise be co-created by all of us.

So in the end, holding to the truth that I dont know, I feel a great responsibility to assume and live and practice holding the best possible vision of the future I want to see.