On the BART

I was riding BART the other day and three young environmentalists walked in. They were carrying political signs that said, "YES on 87," sporting a CALPIRG bag, some sort of California Environmentalist garb, etc. Since 87 is all about oil & energy, I figured it was a sure thing they'd know about Peak Oil. So I asked them. None of the three had ever heard of it.

What does this tell us wrt preparing for peak? It's that almost nobody gets it. Once people do (and they will) oil is heading straight for the roof. That will be the true beginning of Peak Oil, at least from a social perspective. At that point, it will probably be too late to prepare, people will be hoarding, freaking out, etc. The time to prepare is now.