Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Peak Oil has been around for a number of years but we are ignoring it as best we can

     Peak oil is one of the biggest things to hit mankind since the atom bomb. They both have the power to destroy mankind, but one we keep a close eye. And the other we carry on as if it doesn’t exist. Peak oil would be  one of the most hushed up stories in the media. And the main reason is us. 

We want action now but peak oil is like a slow growing cancer. 

     Peak Oil slowly and insidiously invades our way of life but we do nothing about it. Then Bang Peak Oil is on us and there is not enough oil left in the world for us to change to an oil-less society. At present mankind is worrying what the weather will be like in 2030. And I’m wondering if any semblance of society will exist in 2030. 

Peak Oil is going to cause severe problems in most parts of the globe.

     And western civilization as we know it will not exist the way it is without oil. Peak Oil will see to that. Because this is a new era, we don’t know what the world will be like peak oil. We haven’t lived without oil for over 150 years. But after Peak Oil we are going to have to. 
     Mankind has so far survived everything the planet has thrown at him. Civilizations have collapsed before, and mankind is still here. So we can safely assume mankind is not ready for extinction yet, we hope. But will mankind survive Peak Oil.
    
     Most past cultures crashed because they ran out of a natural resource. Whether it was water or trees, running out caused vast empires to collapse so us running out of oil is no different. Past civilizations didn’t realize they were going to collapse and neither do we.
     For more information about peak oil see our blog and our resources below
     Most past cultures crashed because they ran out of a natural resource. Whether it was water or trees, running out caused vast empires to collapse so us running out of oil is no different. Past civilizations didn’t realize they were going to collapse and neither do we.
     For more information about peak oil see our blog and our resources below.


For more gloomy stories about what we could expect very soon check out.

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Thank you for your time
Peter Legrove
The suburban survivalist
 

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

The Unintended Consequences of China's Demonic One Child Policy



China has had the One Child Policy for over 30 years now. I don't know if they still got it. Every time I go to China I see more and more two and three child families. But that little law they brought in thirty odd years ago, that disrupted the world and turned China into a demonic country in most peoples eyes, could be the reason China is heading for superpower status. A lot of people talked about the ratio of old people to young people and how one young person was going to have to look after two parents and four grandparents. And so far all that has managed to do is start up a new industry. Now you hire someone from the village to live in your house and look after your parents, grandparents and your kid. Some of the off spring from the one child policy who are now married do this. But the unintended consequences have turned the big cities in China into some of the safest cities in the world. Most of the problems that plague modern cities just don't exist in China cities. There is no graffiti, no street gangs, no street kids no drugs and no drunken teenagers behind the wheel. But the best unintended consequence is education. China has or will soon have the most educated population on the planet.

http://www.animalsdinosaursandbugs.com/Weakest-Link2.htm
Thank you for your time
Peter Legrove
The suburban survivalist