Climatron: Personal Blog of Kyle Vandercamp

Global Oil Runs Dry

Dammit! There’s only so much oil and we’ve reintroduced most of it back into the atmosphere already. Sure, no one can perfectly measure how much is left, but you only have to spend a little time looking at the over-estimations, plus the pressure/output ratios in the big remaining fields to know we’re past the peak. The seduction continues, and as we run down, a sharp curve no doubt, everything from mass transport to toys will become untenable! Never have so many been reliant and addicted to a single substance. This is a good doco on the story of oil, and this one too (from way back in 2006!).