Hi sorry to be off topic .

http://www.ipcc.ch/SPM6avr07.pdf

This is the latest UN Global Climate change report.

BTW rale, don't worry about weird English, I love it that's why i cum here now. 8$ oil? I couldn't remember it but it sure looks low on this graph at that time even in current dollars:

http://www.wtrg.com/oil_graphs/oilprice1947.gif

I also don't think your cornucopian idea of die off misplaced, as I am sure the planet will, at days end, not become Venusian.

Rale,

Thanks for posting. I think a lot of us are worried about the same things you are. The higher prices of oil are starting have already started to hit some of the poorer countries, but it is likely that the richer countries will be feeling the effects in not too long as well.

None of us have found complete solutions to the problems. But we are trying to look for things that would help such as local food production in sustainable ways. We can also try to find things to be happy about now - our friends, our families, ways we can help ourselves and others, favorable weather.

Even if we cannot solve the problems, we can at least focus our thoughts in ways that don't make us depressed now.

Hello Rale, your english is good. You even spelled 'weird' right which most english speakers get wrong.

Could you provide evidence that the world economy peaked in 1998 as you say? I believe the world economy has grown significantly since then. For instance, many people in Asia and Eastern Europe have more money and better economies now than then.

Probably a die off.

Serbia probably has the skills and experience to survive any social disruption, as this photo of the Arkans mobile die-off unit at work shows. Note the cool sunglasses & the cigarette. The dead woman was pregnant by the way.

The United States may be different in certain respects with regards toward industry. Most industry in the US is powered by electricity and very little of our electricity is fueled by oil. It is just a guess but I once heard that 1/2 of our rail and truck traffic is for transporting food which would mean 1/2 of our diesel fuel is used to transport food. Biodiesel has a much better EROEI than ethanol plus creating producing diesel fuel from waste materials via thermal processes is much easier than producing a gasoline substitute.
Some areas of the US have had high levels of unemployment and homelessness for decades and riots are still quite rare. What few riots we've had were usually instigated by police incompetence. Unlike civilized countries the police in the US are mostly financed on the local level. This means the police forces don't pay enough to attract the enough people of the higher intelligence level needed for the job. Therefore areas with high unemployment and homelessness have fewer policemen per capita than the rich suburbs. Ironically areas with high levels of homelessness usually have higher levels of empty dwellings. Its all about ability to pay in America despite what the Country Club Cry-babies say about this being a welfare state.

Hello Rale! Welcome to The Oil Drum! Don't worry about your English, I'm sure very few Americans can do as well as you writing Serbian or any other European language.
I also believe that most people do not care about the actual date of peak oil production, but instead care about the price to them of the products that they use and the availability. Although I see a die off as not very likely, you can find many people who hold your views on William Kunstler's website dieoff.com.

I am curious how you found The Oil Drum. Were you referred by another person, did you find us through a search engine? Also, how old are you, what is your occupation?
I am 55, I work in oil and gas exploration in the United States, I was referred to the site by an old friend who is in oil and gas exploration and was one of the founders of ASPO USA.