Devoid of sources and evidence, yet mostly accurate in it's claims. The claim that some people think oil peaked in 2005 is slightly off; it is believed conventional oil peaked that year, but the peak of total oil is a few years away. The big picture is given concisely.

While I agree with most of the conclusions, the total lack of sources is disconcerting. Even an opinion piece could mention a source on occasion.

Boring uninspired and futile alarmism. No one will respond productively to this stuff. It would have been actually interesting had he done a little work and (1) worked out some actual figures on possible changes in oil supply, and the implications for price changes, productivity growth, (2) made some historical parallels -- this isn't the first time a civilization has run out of some cheap commodity -- what happened before? or at least (3) analyzed the probable world response and changes it implies. And, no, I don't think the global response will be to just accept a new Dark Ages. Give me a break. People are a lot more resilient and inventive than that. Mr. Linden is not the only human on the planet with a brain. So we can ... More »