This is a slightly abridged version of an actual letter from a reader and my answer, regarding a change in career in the light of peak oil. What would you have said? This reader was not from the US. How would advice differ for different parts of the world? Dear Gail: I read some of your posts on The Oil Drum, and I wanted to ask you a question. Taking into consideration peak oil, what careers are likely to be better places in the years ahead? (continued under the fold) [break] For example, given the current financial meltdown, it seems the Financial Sector is looking like a terrible place to be, never mind what might happen if oil production starts to decline. I just read that Kenneth Rogoff, Economics Professor at Harvard and former Chief Economist at the International Monetary Fund, has joined the chorus: The worst is yet...
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