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The End of Fossil Fuels: Part 1. How Long the Twilight?
This country and the world are in for profound change as the petroleum boom winds down. I find
that even specialists in the fields that will be most affected have not seriously considered what that
transition will be like or how they will handle it. This study is an effort to describe the transition and to
explore what lies beyond it.
December 11, 2004
The End of Fossil Fuels: Part 2. Twilight or Dawn?
With the judicious employment of the technologies we have learned – and with a bit of luck – we may be able to create a more harmonious balance with the rest of the biosphere, but only at substantially lower population levels and less consumptive habits.
December 11, 2004



