The End of Suburbia

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THE END IS COMING!
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The price of natural gas is soaring. Next it will be oil.
The North American Way of Life as we know it may be doomed by an imminent energy crisis.

With brutal honesty and a touch of irony, "The End of Suburbia" is the first documentary to explore the prospects for the American Way of Life as the planet approaches a critical era - as global demand for fossil fuels begins to outstrip supply. "Global Oil Peak" and the inevitable decline of cheap fossil fuel are upon us now, some scientists and policy makers argue in this documentary.

The consequences of continued inaction in the face of this global crisis are enormous.

What does Global Oil Peak mean for North America? As energy prices skyrocket in the coming years, how will the populations of suburban sprawl react to the collapse of their dream? Are today’s suburbs destined to become the slums of tomorrow?

This long-awaited documentary is now available on DVD.

Featuring James Howard Kunstler, Peter Calthorpe, Michael Klare, Richard Heinberg, Matthew Simmons, Mike Ruppert, Julian Darley, Colin Campbell, Kenneth Deffeyes, Ali Samsam Bakhtiari and Steve Andrews.

The END of SUBURBIA:
Oil Depletion and The Collapse of The American Dream
http://endofsuburbia.com

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"The End of Suburbia" is not a book. It's a documentary.

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Could it be that oil companies are reluctant to invest in refineries in North America because they know that oil is in decline? Who would invest capital in something that won't generate enough return? I submit the following:

Shell cuts proven reserves of Oil
"Shares in Royal Dutch/Shell fell by more than 6 per cent on Friday, dragging down other big groups in the oil sector, after the company said it was cutting its "proven" oil and gas reserves by 20 per cent."
http://www.ecotopia.com/news/article.asp?id=5018

[Kevin]

Donald, isn't it the job of "free enterprise" to rebuild refineries for efficiency? Rather than "the US" per se?

And don't oil depletion projections take projected oil production technologies into account?

And do you have any solid references for your opinions on this?

Thanks!