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Will China Survive the Energy Crisis?

China slaps tax on chopsticks, yachts – Asia-Pacific – MSNBC.com
China said Wednesday it will slap a tax on chopsticks and raise them on goods ranging from yachts to gasoline and car engines in a bid to save trees, protect the environment and conserve energy.

Wouldn’t it be interesting if China turned out to be the one country that survived the coming Peak Oil Crisis?? After all, China has joined the culture of “over-consumption” relatively late in the game. Huge areas in China are probably still well-equipped for growing their own food and such. Imagine it… while the rest of us are reduced to eating bugs we’ve dug up out of the ground with sticks, China could be doing pretty well.

Of course… I’m not going to be eating bugs. Ick.