King Hubbert's 1956 San Antonio speech predicted US oil peak and stated that if humanity could solve social and psychological problems, avoid self-destruction with nuclear weapons, and control population, resources could be properly apportioned for perhaps 300 years—but humanity failed on all three criteria, making his original concern the true core of peak oil.
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“After his infamous speech in San Antonio, I think it was in 1956, where he actually showed his data predicting the peak of US oil... if we can somehow solve basically, our social and psychological problems, and not destroy ourselves with nuclear weapons, and somehow get population under control, then we could begin to talk about how to apportion our energy resources correctly for perhaps, 300 years.”
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Arthur Berman: "Peak Oil - The Hedonic Adjustment" | The Great Simplification #54— Nate HagensCreated: 8/12/2026, 5:55:57 PM
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