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		<title>A New Direction?</title>
		<link>http://peakoilmatters.com/2011/01/13/a-new-direction/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 11:43:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Turcotte</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[A New Direction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peak Oil]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://peakoilmatters.com/?p=637</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What kind of a nation do we want to be?
This will be, if not the most important question we’ll collectively ask ourselves in the months and years to come, in the top 2 or 3.
The answers we produce—“we” being our political leaders, our business leaders, the media, and perhaps most importantly: each and every one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More To Think About</title>
		<link>http://peakoilmatters.com/2010/12/16/more-to-think-about/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 09:37:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Turcotte</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Peak Oil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peak Oil Denial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peak Oil Vision]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[automobiles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[denial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[high-speed rail]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://peakoilmatters.com/?p=605</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“We are trapped in a very complex civilization that is rapidly losing the sources of energy and numerous other raw materials 	that built and maintained it&#8230;.
“If current trends continue, somewhere in the next five years a critical mass of us will realize that new foundations for 	civilization, and new ways of life must be found [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Optimism Mixes With A Small Dose Of Reality About Peak Oil</title>
		<link>http://peakoilmatters.com/2010/12/02/optimism-mixes-with-a-small-dose-of-reality-about-peak-oil/</link>
		<comments>http://peakoilmatters.com/2010/12/02/optimism-mixes-with-a-small-dose-of-reality-about-peak-oil/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2010 11:23:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Turcotte</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hirsch Report]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peak Oil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peak Oil Vision]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[infrastructure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lifestyle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oil exploration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oil exports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oil production]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robert Hirsch]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://peakoilmatters.com/?p=576</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In a number of prior posts, including my post from earlier this week, I have tried to impress upon readers of this blog the urgent need for planning. In a future world that was once created, maintained, and enhanced by fossil fuel resources at every step, we’re going to have to devise means and methods [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Some Updated Peak Oil Facts To Consider</title>
		<link>http://peakoilmatters.com/2010/11/29/some-updated-peak-oil-facts-to-consider/</link>
		<comments>http://peakoilmatters.com/2010/11/29/some-updated-peak-oil-facts-to-consider/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 01:38:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Turcotte</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Peak Oil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peak Oil Denial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peak Oil Vision]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[infrastructure]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[oil exploration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oil production]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oil-based products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[optimism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robert Hirsch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tar sands]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://peakoilmatters.com/?p=573</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As has been reported on a number of other Peak Oil-related websites, the International Energy Agency, in its World Energy Outlook 2010, has finally come around to admitting what many have been stating for some time: Peak Oil is no longer a challenge to be faced in the distant (or even not-so-distant) future. The IEA [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Transportation Infrastructure</title>
		<link>http://peakoilmatters.com/2010/11/11/transportation-infrastructure/</link>
		<comments>http://peakoilmatters.com/2010/11/11/transportation-infrastructure/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2010 10:24:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Turcotte</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Peak Oil & Transportation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peak Oil Denial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peak Oil Vision]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[automobiles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[high-speed rail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[infrastructure]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://peakoilmatters.com/?p=545</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“I don’t think people quite understand how fundamental transportation is to the economy and their standard of living.” [1]
“Some might also wonder why a shortage of oil should automatically trigger a collapse. It turns out that, in an industrialized 	economy, a drop in oil consumption precipitates a proportional drop in overall economic activity. Oil is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>That Vision Thing Again</title>
		<link>http://peakoilmatters.com/2010/11/08/that-vision-thing-again/</link>
		<comments>http://peakoilmatters.com/2010/11/08/that-vision-thing-again/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 12:47:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Turcotte</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Peak Oil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peak Oil Denial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peak Oil Vision]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[infrastructure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oil production]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://peakoilmatters.com/?p=538</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“America’s infrastructure needs are dauntingly large, complex and urgent. Ultimately, if we are to regain not only economic 	stability but also prosperity, if we are to remain a creative and competitive nation, we will need to demonstrate the capacity for 	holistic thinking and integrative action.” [1]

“What this election suggests to me is that the United [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Now What?</title>
		<link>http://peakoilmatters.com/2010/11/04/now-what/</link>
		<comments>http://peakoilmatters.com/2010/11/04/now-what/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 11:50:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Turcotte</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Peak Oil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peak Oil Denial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peak Oil Vision]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[infrastructure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lifestyle]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://peakoilmatters.com/?p=534</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“I think we’ve lost sight of the fact that there should be a vision of what America can be, what our states can contribute to 	America, that quality of life is all part of people having jobs and maybe paying a little bit of those taxes out of the jobs to create 	a general public [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Transportation Follow-Up</title>
		<link>http://peakoilmatters.com/2010/10/05/a-transportation-follow-up/</link>
		<comments>http://peakoilmatters.com/2010/10/05/a-transportation-follow-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 12:59:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Turcotte</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Peak Oil & Transportation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peak Oil Vision]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[infrastructure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oil production]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://peakoilmatters.com/?p=491</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ray LaHood, the Secretary for the Department of Transportation, recently noted on his own blog that in the course of his meetings with city officials at last week’s U.S. Conference of Mayors, their primary concern was about transportation (and infrastructure).
These are the elected men and women closest to everyday life for Americans and the ones [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Peak Oil, Transportation, &amp; The November Elections</title>
		<link>http://peakoilmatters.com/2010/09/28/peak-oil-transportation-the-november-elections/</link>
		<comments>http://peakoilmatters.com/2010/09/28/peak-oil-transportation-the-november-elections/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 10:58:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Turcotte</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Peak Oil & Transportation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peak Oil Denial]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[denial]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://peakoilmatters.com/?p=480</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s difficult to ignore the insane workings of Washington these days, or the nearly-incomprehensible levels of narrow-mindedness and outright stupidity exhibited by some political “leaders” and pseudo-political celebrities. Have we all become that gullible and apathetic that the nonsense routinely spouted by these same public figures really doesn’t matter (or worse, that we actually find [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Words Of Advice from Some Peak Oil Experts</title>
		<link>http://peakoilmatters.com/2010/09/16/words-of-advice-from-some-peak-oil-experts/</link>
		<comments>http://peakoilmatters.com/2010/09/16/words-of-advice-from-some-peak-oil-experts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 23:17:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Turcotte</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hirsch Report]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peak Oil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peak Oil Denial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peak Oil Vision]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Charles Maxwell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[infrastructure]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[oil production]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Post Carbon Institute]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robert Hirsch]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://peakoilmatters.com/?p=461</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“What is not yet widely appreciated is that rehabilitation from our oil addiction will take 50 years. That is how long past transitions to new energy sources took because that&#8217;s how long it takes to replace the infrastructure that produces and consumes energy.” [1]
Several years ago, in a seminal, well-regarded, and oft-cited project (“The Peaking [...]]]></description>
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