The Crash Course: The Unsustainable Future of Our Economy, Energy, and Environment (46 page)

Financial concepts, author and

Financial services, in future

Financial system, economic growth and

FIRE (Finance, Insurance Real Estate) sector, in Peak Oil Recognition scenario

First Law of Thermodynamics

First World, well maintained infrastructure in

Fiscal collapse, in Peak Oil Recognition scenario

Fish

depletion of world’s

toxins in

Fisheries

decline in

demise of shore-based

Fishing

Fit, goodness of

“Fixing the left axis,” turning the corner in exponential growth and

Food

complex societies and

depletion of

energy required to produce

exporting

future of

global requirements for

growing one’s own

grown locally

money and future of

physical need for

removed from inflation statistics

resilience and

self-sufficiency in producing

water and

Food bubble, water and

Food pyramid

Food shortages

water shortages and

Food storage, future food supplies and

Food systems, future world and

Foreign banks, in preparing for the future

Foreign languages, author’s work translated into

Formulas

Fossil aquifers

Fossil fuels.
See also
Coal; Oil entries; Natural gas; Petroleum

as ancient sunlight

carrying capacity of earth and

in coming agricultural crisis

energy resources to replace

in foreseeable world economy

solar power versus

stopping waste of

in three future scenarios

“Fourth E.”
See
Exponential growth

Fractional reserve banking, in money creation

France, nuclear power use in

Free checking, in GDP calculation

Fresh water

depletion of

depletion of fish from

Frozen Margarita model of oil extraction

Frugality, profligacy versus

Fuel, removed from inflation statistics

Fuel sources, for nuclear power plants

Fuel triage, in Peak Oil Recognition scenario

Fulfillment, personal

“Full faith and credit,” U.S. dollars backed by

Future

author’s preparations for

bubbles in

creating opportunities in

current economic predicament and

debt and

effects of money printing on

end of growth in

extrapolating past into

foreseeing

impact of U.S. savings rate on

inflation and

liabilities and

of mineral resources

net energy and

of oceans

opportunities in

outlook for next 20 years

“Peak Oil” and

preparing for

of soil nutrients

three scenarios for

using existing resources in

of water

Future rates of return, pension underfunding and

“Fuzzy numbers”

Galbraith, John Kenneth

Gasoline

energy available in

true value of

GDP deflator, real versus nominal GDP and.
See also
Gross domestic product (GDP)

Geithner, Timothy, on economic growth

General Motors (GM), stock prices of

Generations, between bubbles

Geometric growth, described.
See also
Exponential growth

German military, on oil production decline

Germany

money printing by

in Peak Oil Recognition scenario

Getting started, in preparing for the future

Ghawar oil field

Global economy

coming crisis in

foreseeing future of

Global energy allotment, future of

Globalization

future of

money printing and

Global oil discovery peak

Global oil production, energy from

Global oil production peak

in 4,000-year timeline

GDP growth and

Global trade, post-2007 plunge in

Goals, in preparing for the future

Gold (Au)

dollars untied from

investment in

as money

money backed by

in Peak Oil Recognition scenario

in preparing for the future

wealth protection via

Good debt, bad debt versus

Goodness of fit

Goods, in Slow Tumble scenario

Goods and services, measuring inflation in cost of

Government

debasement of economic statistics by

debt defaults by

defaults by

economic growth and

entitlement program underfunding by

Federal Reserve and

fiat money and

future of

in internal defaults

investment in electrical storage technology by

liabilities of

money printing by

on oil production decline

pension underfunding by

revenue sources for

in three future scenarios

truthful inflation reporting and

Government debt

defaults on

getting rid of

levels of

settling by printing money

too much

Government employment, future opportunities in

Government solvency, future growth and

Gravity

Great Credit Bubble

characteristics of

interest rates and

peak global oil production and

printing money to deal with

Great Depression

personal savings rate during

stock bubble preceding

Great Destruction, in Slow Tumble scenario

Greed

bubbles and

in future

Greenbacks

Greenspan, Alan

on gold and money printing

Greer, John Michael

Gross domestic product (GDP).
See also
Debt-to-GDP ratio

debasement of statistics related to

debt and

hedonic adjustments to

indicators that measure

inflation and

liabilities and

measurement of

overstatement of

peak global oil production and growth of

real versus nominal