Comments on: Editorial: Crude Awakening – the social & economic benefits of the end of the world http://www.ethical-junction.org/blogs/2008/07/21/editorial-crude-awakening-the-social-economic-benefits-of-the-end-of-the-world/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=editorial-crude-awakening-the-social-economic-benefits-of-the-end-of-the-world - from the Ethical Junction membership Wed, 14 Sep 2011 10:49:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Amanda Golding http://www.ethical-junction.org/blogs/2008/07/21/editorial-crude-awakening-the-social-economic-benefits-of-the-end-of-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-557 Amanda Golding Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:20:01 +0000 http://localhost.localdomain/blogs/2008/07/21/editorial-crude-awakening-the-social-economic-benefits-of-the-end-of-the-world/#comment-557 No problem - hope you find it interesting. I was so inspired by your post, that I included in my personal blog too, so that others could read! No problem – hope you find it interesting. I was so inspired by your post, that I included in my personal blog too, so that others could read!

]]> By: David G Smith http://www.ethical-junction.org/blogs/2008/07/21/editorial-crude-awakening-the-social-economic-benefits-of-the-end-of-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-558 David G Smith Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:01:31 +0000 http://localhost.localdomain/blogs/2008/07/21/editorial-crude-awakening-the-social-economic-benefits-of-the-end-of-the-world/#comment-558 Thanks for sharing the link to this site with me, Amanda. I've bookmarked it and will have a proper nose around a bit later when I'm not so busy. Take care... Thanks for sharing the link to this site with me, Amanda. I’ve bookmarked it and will have a proper nose around a bit later when I’m not so busy.

Take care…

]]> By: Andrew http://www.ethical-junction.org/blogs/2008/07/21/editorial-crude-awakening-the-social-economic-benefits-of-the-end-of-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-560 Andrew Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:46:11 +0000 http://localhost.localdomain/blogs/2008/07/21/editorial-crude-awakening-the-social-economic-benefits-of-the-end-of-the-world/#comment-560 Hmm. It feels a bit too optimistic. The first I was reminded of, when reading this article, was the far right christian movement in America who believe in the Rapture - talking of holy war and the crushing of the infidel while they are carried up to heaven to watch the armies of satan take over the land... blah blah blah. A bit too 'holier than thou', "we'll be alright" and taking advantage of a global crisis that could potentially cause trauma for the majority, especially the poorest in the world. The west will be able to afford food, petrol and oil long after it has become compleetely unattainable by the developing world. To pretend the oil peak won't be a huge shock to the vast majority is misguided, in my opinion, even those 'prepared' for it. I don't see any move away from oil, or consumprtion of oil decreasing, no matter how much I'd like to see that happen. 'Upside'? I'm not sure the potential starving of millions is an 'upside'. p.s. My computer was funny, and I couldn't see half the text box I was writing in. Sorry for any mistakes. And sorry for being all 'doom and gloom'. Maybe we will manage to create a mass move away from oil, but I don't see it right now or in the near future. Andrew. Hmm. It feels a bit too optimistic. The first I was reminded of, when reading this article, was the far right christian movement in America who believe in the Rapture – talking of holy war and the crushing of the infidel while they are carried up to heaven to watch the armies of satan take over the land… blah blah blah. A bit too ‘holier than thou’, “we’ll be alright” and taking advantage of a global crisis that could potentially cause trauma for the majority, especially the poorest in the world. The west will be able to afford food, petrol and oil long after it has become compleetely unattainable by the developing world.

To pretend the oil peak won’t be a huge shock to the vast majority is misguided, in my opinion, even those ‘prepared’ for it. I don’t see any move away from oil, or consumprtion of oil decreasing, no matter how much I’d like to see that happen. ‘Upside’? I’m not sure the potential starving of millions is an ‘upside’.

p.s. My computer was funny, and I couldn’t see half the text box I was writing in. Sorry for any mistakes. And sorry for being all ‘doom and gloom’. Maybe we will manage to create a mass move away from oil, but I don’t see it right now or in the near future.

Andrew.

]]> By: Amanda Golding http://www.ethical-junction.org/blogs/2008/07/21/editorial-crude-awakening-the-social-economic-benefits-of-the-end-of-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-559 Amanda Golding Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:01:23 +0000 http://localhost.localdomain/blogs/2008/07/21/editorial-crude-awakening-the-social-economic-benefits-of-the-end-of-the-world/#comment-559 Thank you - that was very motivating! So glad, I stopped to read it :) Thank you – that was very motivating! So glad, I stopped to read it :)

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