Here, for example, are a few relevant excerpts from the present author's book The Party's Over: Oil, War and the Fate of Industrial Societies (Gabriola Island, BC: bNew/b Society, 2003): ?Our current financial system was designed during a period of consistent growth in available energy, b....../b Hi Heinberg, I'm on bvacation/b seeing a rare glimpse of the Sun, eating lots of fruit, boosting my vit C levels in preparation for for 11.5 months cold and miserable weather. ...