| A PowerPoint presentation
that tells the fascinating story of oil and how it will affect humans in the
near future. The story is related as a
conversation between a somewhat naive Martian visitor to our planet and myself.
 You
will discover why is oil
so darned important to our every day lives
You'll find out
that we will never run out of oil -- but why that's not the problem!
Why
coal and other non-renewable sources of energy aren't replacements for oil
I'll tell you the compelling story of Easter Island, whose population of
Rapa Nui grew to the point of total destruction
This will lead us to look at how growth feeds on growth - what is known as exponential growth
Then we'll have a look at how our modern day civilization compares with
that of the primitive Easter Islanders
This will lead us to ponder how we got ourselves into the precarious situation
that we find ourselves in now
More importantly, we will consider what are the likely results of the
coming oil decline
We'll look at what we can do to reduce the severity of the outcome for
having trashed our planet
Finally, what
can one conclude from all this?
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