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Limits We are Reaching – Oil, Debt, and Others

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Gail Tverberg

The world is clearly reaching many limits. This graphic below shows how I see man interacting with natural systems, back before man discovered fire and back before man became intelligent enough to kill off whole species. In these earliest days, … Continue reading →

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Posted in Planning for the Future | Tagged climate change, debt ratios, limits, oil limits, ore concentrations, peak oil, Social Security, Social Security funding | 70 Comments
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