Peak Oil is the simplest label for the problem of energy resource depletion, or more specifically, the peak in global oil production. Oil is a finite, non-renewable resource, one that has powered phenomenal economic and population growth over the last century and a half. The rate of oil 'production,' meaning extraction & refining (currently about 83 million barrels/day), has grown in most years over the last century, but once we go through the halfway point of all reserves, production becomes ever more likely to decline, hence 'peak'.

Peak Oil means not 'running out of oil', but 'running out of cheap oil'. For societies leveraged on ever increasing amounts of cheap oil, the consequences may be dire. Without significant successful cultural reform, economic and social decline seems inevitable.

Path to Freedom is conducting a poll to see how the Peak Oil crisis is viewed by our visitors. By filling out this survey you will help us with the project we are working on for Sol Fest 2005 by determining what people's thoughts are on this vital subject. Results of this poll will be posted on the website in the coming weeks.