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Monthly Archives: May 2014
Converging Energy Crises – And How our Current Situation Differs from the Past
At the Age of Limits Conference, I gave a talk called Converging Crises (PDF), talking about the crises facing us as we reach energy limits. In this post, I discuss some highlights from a fairly long talk. A related topic is how … Continue reading
Posted in Financial Implications
Tagged collapse, John Michael Greer, oil price, population growth, sixth mass extinction
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The Connection Between Oil Prices, Debt Levels, and Interest Rates
If oil is “just another commodity,” then there shouldn’t be any connection between oil prices, debt levels, interest rates, and total rates of return. But there clearly is a connection. On one hand, spikes in oil prices are connected with … Continue reading
Posted in Financial Implications
Tagged debt level, interest rates, oil price, recession
586 Comments
