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Why is Peak Oil bad for us?

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Anonymous

14y ago
Updated: 8/18/2019

When oil runs short the price will skyrocket. Oil is a very important commodity in our economy. The higher the price rises the slower our economy will grow. At some point the economy will shrink.

Capitalism does not work on a shrinking economy. Global meltdown will be the consequence - unless we find a replacement for oil by that time.

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