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4. Actually, the Scenario in That Chart

Reply to Hissyspit (Original post)

Fri Apr 13, 2012, 10:20 AM

Apr 2012

depends on the trend accelerating beginning the past twenty years and continuing in the next twenty. So far the observed data shows no sign of that.

Nonrenewable resources are by definition declining, and no one knows how fast how fast other materials will be substituted. You can say the jury is still out, but it certainly doesn't confirm the 'standard run' in the chart.

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Charts: It's Starting To Look Like The Notorious 1972 Book On The End Of Growth Was Right [View all] Hissyspit Apr 2012 OP

It looks like there are two sets of observed data - geckosfeet Apr 2012 #1

The red and green lines are for different scenarios (different models) bananas Apr 2012 #3

There's two purple lines following different tracks. nt bananas Apr 2012 #2

Actually, the Scenario in That Chart On the Road Apr 2012 #4