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Biofuels - you've been busted. A recent report , most likely financed by the oil companies, has shown a world fuel price increase related to biofuels! They are now trying to scare us into stopping advancement of new alternatives to oil.

While last week's record oil price appears to be steadying, the truth is this: the old days of affordable travel are dead and buried, and companies worldwide are suffering. With a high demand to collaborate and meet with colleagues, business associates and customers alike, companies are increasingly seeking alternative oil-free solutions to avoid traveling.

We are all becoming heavier and it is a global responsibility [...] a slimmer population would lower demand for fuel for transportation and for agriculture...

If there's anything we've learned from history it's that we don't learn from history. People actually had to line up to buy gas back in the 70's...

Matt Simmons, author of "Twilight in the Desert", talks about discussions he had about peak oil with the Bush family and campaign staff before the 2000 election, and continuing on into advising the Cheney Energy Task Force.

Steve Andrews, co-founder of ASPO-USA, discusses what needs to be done to prepare for peak oil.

Matthew Simmons, investment banker and author of "Twilight in the Desert", discusses ways to motivate people to take action and avoid the worst societal effects of peak oil.

Julian Darley, founder of the Post Carbon Institute, discusses a key idea that will help society adapt to life after peak oil.

Economist Doug Reynolds discusses the effect that peak oil will have on the US economy.

David Strahan, author of "The Last Oil Shock", discusses the first steps people can take to adjust to life after peak oil.

Columnist David Cohen discusses what individuals can do to prepare themselves for life after peak oil.

Permaculture expert Albert Bates discusses the disconnectedness of today's society and how we have become detached from fundamental values.

Part 4 of 4 looks at how peak oil affects various people on a personal level and how they have come to change their way of thinking and living.

Part 3 of 4 examines the decline in Energy Return On Investment (EROI) in the world's biggest oil fields, and the consequences that will have for cilivization.

Part 2 of 4 discusses the bigger picture of the impacts that peak oil will have on our society.