I'm afraid he doesn't see the underlying trend about higher energy availability from the end of the 18th century up to just a couple of years ago. For a more gl

I'm afraid he doesn't see the underlying trend about higher energy availability from the end of the 18th century up to just a couple of years ago. For a more gloomy prospect, see this extremely interesting analysis of the long decline (3 centuries) of the Roman Empire : http://europe.theoildrum.com/node/5528 http://europe.theoildrum.com/node/5528