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Fuel Crisis Planning

A global fuel crisis is something that’s been predicted for at least the last 3 decades because crude oil is a finite global resource.

Peak Oil

As many predicted, the peak of world oil production is occurring around 2008 making it a more and more scare resource.

The fact that oil is becoming scarcer, combined with greater and greater pressure on it as a global resource has driven the political, economic and social stakes higher as global powers try to compete for the remaining oil. Crude Oil

Oil Rig

Money

Crude oil has become a dangerous prize that puts our planet at risk and there is an increasingly large human cost to the fuel we are dependent on.

Earth

I believe we are faced with very serious challenges. The fuel crisis is driving up the cost of every aspect of our life here in Hawaii.

This is at a time when the nation faces record and a historic 9 trillion dollar debt (with a 750 million dollar a day war)

We’ve never seen anything like this and now is the time for us in the county of Hawaii to prepare for the likelihood of any of the following:

»Potential food shortages as we depend on 80% of our food being imported and the cost of food is likely to go beyond the means of many people in our community.
»A major transportation crisis with personal transportation too costly
»Cooking fuel becoming too expensive for many to afford
»Power outages and rising costs of energy that make it unaffordable for many
»Interruptions to utilities and to emergency services that depend on fuel and energy to provide services or care
»Major shortages of all goods we are used to being able to import including building materials »and essential medical supplies
»Challenges to community in times of economic hardship
»Enormous inflation. Increasing burdens on individuals and families

Grow Food

The time for ‘fuel crisis planning’ is now. It will be the responsibility of the county to plan ahead for the challenges we are going to see and to ‘serve and protect’ our community in times of great hardship.

A plan on the part of County Government to ration what limited fuel resources will be available on the island will be important if we are to maintain the fabric of community.

As many predicted, the peak of world oil production is occurring around 2008 making it a more and more scare resource.

The county will need to play a role in helping people to grow food and adapt to a very different economy with limited goods and services.

--Jasper Moore

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