the mother of all "prepare for peak oil" essays

Ooo-la-la this is a very good one - it's a must read for all "Peakniks":

http://www.energybulletin.net/19929.html

The guy makes excellent points about what's viable and not viable if things get really bad. There are way too many excellent points to isolate, so let me just toss out a few - maybe not even the best:
- List of things that won't help: energy-related investments, a month's worth of canned goods, and switching to flourescent lights
- Stop reading books about peak oil - buy lots of survival type books and books about ending civilizations (esp. the highly regarded Tainter's book)
- Buy a big rural area with lots of foraging potential, a large woods, and ideally a swamp (although he doesn't get into why a swamp is desirable)
- Become a food storage expert

I especially like the comment at the end from the editor, something to the effect of, "be nice and community-oriented." Ha.