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pstans Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-31-05 09:50 PM
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Saw a news report on Peak Oil
Edited on Wed Aug-31-05 09:55 PM by pstans
They quoted Matthew Simmons, discussed that the US is dependent on the middle east for over 2/3 of our oil, discussed Hurrican Katrina's connection, talked about the corruption in the House of Saud and mentioned the US flying members of the bin Laden out after 9/11. I was shocked to see this on TV. It outlined everything that I have been researching from Kunstler, Heinberg, Campbell, Darley, etc. Now I didn't see this on the mainstream channels (ABC, NBC, CBS), but it was on a news show. I was shocked to see it on TBN (Trinity Broadcasting Network), the Evangelical Religous cable channel.

If the Evangelicals are now talking about Peak Oil, will the rest of the mainstream media eventually catch on?


Link to the show I saw it on: http://www.tbn.org/index.php/2/4/p/51.html

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From the hosts website they have a transcript: http://www.hallindseyoracle.com/articles.asp?ArticleID=11730

Simmons told the assembled energy moguls, "Demand is pulling away from supply... and we have to ask whether we have the resources that we think we do. It could be catastrophic if we do not anticipate when peak oil comes."

Since he made his comments, oil prices have already doubled. His prediction of $100 a barrel may not be three years away. We could easily reach that level before year's end.



And then there is Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia is a textbook example of what America is willing to put up with in order to ensure a steady supply of oil.

Nineteen Saudis killed three thousand Americans on September 11. All planes in US airspace were ordered grounded. But an exception was made for a flight to Saudi Arabia for members of important Saudi families, including those of Osama bin-Laden the day after the September 11 attacks.




Peak Oil links:
http://www.globalpublicmedia.com
http://www.endofsuburbia.com
http://www.kunstler.com
http://www.apolloalliance.org
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