How long has the energy crisis been going on? ?

Question

I saw a few clips from the 1970's and they had the same discussions as we do today.

Answer 1

Always. You use less, and they charge more. The only way to win is to use something else. Off the grid. We drive SUVs and pay $4 a gal. Europe drives 1.2 Litre cars and pay $8 a gal..

Answer 2

The New York Times was reporting news similar to the current Green campaign themes back in the 1920s!   I think most people understand it a part to the political campaign that ends in November, 2008.

Answer 3

From what I heard on the last question I read, ever since we started breathing...  

Answer 4

Not sure what you mean by 'crisis'. There is no crisis. When we started using up fossil fuels, we started depleting an energy resource which cannot be reinstated. So at some point in the future, it will run out. We've known that since we started burning the stuff. So the crisis will really happen when it all runs out.

Answer 5

fools, they called me mad when i lined my roof and walls with solar panels. BUT WHOSE MAD NOW!??!!??!? MWhHAHHAHAHAHAHHAAAA

Answer 6

In the 70's we began to recognize what we were doing to our own environment, many wonderful laws were passed to help protect us and the environment. We stepped up efforts to protect endangered species across the globe, we set goals for auto makers to increase fuel efficiency, put restrictions on manufacturers pollution, made companies clean up toxins, switched from dumps to landfills, began recycling programs many wonderful changes.

Then we got lazy, we had laws to reduce our solid waste through recycling but not money to enforce it. Gas prices stablized and auto manufacturers were resistant to change, so we repealed the laws that required better fuel efficiency, we have huge well paid lobbiest who put pressure on the government to allow manufacturers to continue to pollute. Our economy was doing well and we began using resources faster, as the middle class grew and wealth grew we wanted more bigger and more wasteful lifestyles. It is the American dream, the average house size grew, the average car grew and with all that our demand for oil, water and all other resources grew. To meet our demand for cheap consumables we shipped jobs over seas, that increased the demand for oil, 2 ways, the transportation and the increased use of plastics.

The energy crisis has been around since we began using fossil fuels, we just chose times to be aware and times to ignore. We have to really think about how our lives will be affected if we continue to ignore the fact that oil is a finite resource. There are few scientists that would argue that point, so it is a matter of how long will the supply last. No matte what the number is we can stretch the supply with conservation and alternate fuels. The other factor to consider is what will happen when the rest of the world cuts us off, like what happened in the 70's with the oil embargo. How will we cope? I'm already preparing for that day while hoping it never comes.

Answer 7

yes, its been going on almost as long as we have been using energy sources.  the naysayers always cry nay.  Interesting fact: in the 70's, scientist were predicting we were entering the next ice age, with glaciers and everything.  

Answer 8

There is no crisis. Energy is plentiful. In the seventies, there was a  shortage of oil due to governmental policies, but that is not true today. But as one answer pointed out, there has been a struggle for sources of energy since the industrial revolution began. But in the history of man, struggle is the name of the game we live. Struggle does not equal crisis.

It is important to note that we are not running out of oil. In fact, the latest research shows that oil is produced by the earth almost as fast as we use it. Oil fields that were drained decades ago are now being pumped again using the same technology that was used in the first place.

Answer 9

Since the Industrial Revolution.