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    Jack_Burton: Ahem... Blood Car. #dystopia more »
    gigshaft: Recently BP discovered a huge deposit of oil under the Gulf of Mexico containing tens of billions of barrels of oil. The catch? It's seven miles dow... more »
    Klebert L. Hall: Look folks, here's the thing. Anybody out there not think the oil companies are greedy? Anyone? If peak oil was imminent, they'd be hoarding and pric... more »
    Dr Emilio Lizardo: Too expensive to drive? Here in the US, I bet you could get $10 a gallon for gas with no appreciable decrease in traffic. It's a big country and for a... more »
    Jeremy Tapsell: Wait, wait.. Am I going to be living Mad Max, or Faranheit 451? I is confus-ed. #dystopia more »
    lightninglouie: I know Patton Oswalt made fun of his crummy hometown movie critic for pointing it out, but I always did wonder: If refined gasoline was so hard to com... more »
    Turlough: I am not in any way saying that we shouldn't worry about peak oil, but I will say that it won't be the end of civilization. This may sound like delay... more »
    Franklin Harris: The current rise in the price of oil has nothing to do with oil and everything to do with the dollar. Oil is priced in dollars internationally. The do... more »
    Strick: Fortunately, we're discovering massive reserves of natural gas. Not quite as flexible as oil, but cleaner and usable it in cars, etc. with existing t... more »
    Arryma: I am gravely disappointed. Again you have made me unleash my dogs of war. Look at what remains of your gallant scouts. Why? Because you're selfish!... more »
    OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear: I told my wife raising our children to be feral, razor boomerang throwing crazies would come in handy. #dystopia more »
    OMG! Ponies!: Umm, some of us have Honda Insights that get more than 50 mpg with 80,000 miles on them. I say bring on the $300/barrel oil. #dystopia more »
    KhaiJB: about time.... #dystopia more »
    Chip Overclock: Whether you believe we've reached Peak Oil or not (and no one can know for sure, except perhaps in retrospect), one thing for sure: there's a limited ... more »
    Anekanta - Go Play!: So, what you're saying is, I should open up a pig-farm to produce methane? #dystopia more »
  • #peakoil

    Love Mad Max? You Could Be Living It Soon Enough

  • #rant

    How Do We Get New Science Fiction Stories? Have New Nightmares

    Tired of the creaky entertainment machine churning out copy-cat stories of zombies, superheroes, apocalypses and cyborgs? Then you need to conjure new dreads and fantasies in the real world, since that's where all our science fiction cliches come from. More »
  • #disaster

    Experts Say Oil Wars Will Hit in 2-5 Years