<html><head><base href="x-msg://86/"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">This article ends with a reference to human over-population - apposite because we all know that NO significant societal problem can be eased over the long term by more human beings adding themselves to the mix.<div><br></div><div>The article includes a list of seven things we can do. But, note that these are not about CHANGING our lifestyle. They are about CONTINUING our present lifestyles while using less oil. What will happen if these seven proposals are implemented? If past history is any indication (introduction of fossil fuels, green revolution for example), humanity and civilization will give itself a breathing space which it will fill with more people. The population bomb will just get bigger.</div><div><br></div><div>"Decline and Fall" indeed. And for our globalized human societies it won't be over the millennium-long, almost imperceptible pace of the Roman empire's decline either.<br><div>
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<br><div><div>On 09/03/2011, at 1:15 AM, Jenny Goldie wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div bgcolor="#ffffff"><div><font size="2" face="Arial"><b><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(192, 0, 0); font-size: 16pt; ">Who is to blame for $4.00 a gallon gas? How about $10.00 a gallon?<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></font></div><font size="2" face="Arial"></font><div><font size="2" face="Arial"><p style="line-height: 18.75pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-bottom: 13.5pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; margin-right: 0in; "><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt; ">By Frosty Wooldridge<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="line-height: 18.75pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-bottom: 13.5pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; margin-right: 0in; "><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt; "><a href="" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://members.beforeitsnews.com/story/460/525/Who_is_to_blame_for_4.00_a_gallon_gas_How_about_10.00_a_gallon.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="line-height: 18.75pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-bottom: 13.5pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; margin-right: 0in; "><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt; "><a href="" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">www.beforeitsnews.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px;"><b><i><snip></i></b></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px;"><b><i></i></b></span></font>What can we do?</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt; "><o:p></o:p></p><div style="line-height: 21px; text-indent: -0.25in; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span>Massive change-over to two and four cylinder cars<o:p></o:p></div><div style="line-height: 21px; text-indent: -0.25in; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span>Massive push for electric and solar cars<o:p></o:p></div><div style="line-height: 21px; text-indent: -0.25in; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span>Massive push for wind and solar energy<o:p></o:p></div><div style="line-height: 21px; text-indent: -0.25in; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span>Massive push conservation on all fronts<o:p></o:p></div><div style="line-height: 21px; text-indent: -0.25in; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span>Massive push for walking centric cities<o:p></o:p></div><div style="line-height: 21px; text-indent: -0.25in; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span>Massive push for mass transit<o:p></o:p></div><div style="line-height: 21px; text-indent: -0.25in; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span>Massive push to ride bicycles!<o:p></o:p></div><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0.5in; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt; "><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt; ">As the USA adds 3.1 million people annually, net gain, to rise from 312 million to 400 million by 2035—more demand, less oil—higher prices and lucky to have any oil at all! Finally, we need a massive push for population stability by the United States to lead the rest of the countries of the world. We cannot keep adding human numbers if we expect to survive the 21<sup>st</sup><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>century.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt; ">#</p></font></div></div></span></div></div></body></html>