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A Diesel Powered Civilization: Part 2 – Coping With a Difficult Reality

By The Honest Sorcerer, November 2024 Diesel fuel is the linchpin of civilization. From agriculture to mining, or from transportation to construction, its continued supply is essential to maintain current consumption and population levels. If only it were as simple as simply drilling for more oil or finding an alternative. As globalization reaches its logical…

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A Diesel Powered Civilization: Part 1 – a Gigantic Ponzi Scheme

By The Honest Sorcerer, November 2024 Without diesel fuel — the lifeblood of transportation, agriculture, mining and construction — civilization would grind to a halt. Despite knowing for decades that the source of this fuel — oil — is a finite resource, we still haven’t been able to find a scalable replacement. What we have found ourselves in, instead, is a massive Ponzi…