Reply #28: One thing forr certain, the * administration is clueless. [View All]

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From www.lifeaftertheoilcrash.net

"The situation is so dire, even George W. Bush's Energy Adviser, Matthew Simmons, has acknowledged "The situation is desperate. This is the world's biggest serious question." In an August 2003 interview, Mr. Simmons was asked if it was time for Peak Oil to become part of the public policy debate. He responded:

"It is past time. As I have said, the experts and politicians have no Plan B to fall back on. If energy peaks, particularly while 5 of the world’s 6.5 billion people have little or no use of modern energy, it will be a tremendous jolt to our economic well-being and to our heath - greater than anyone could ever imagine."

When asked if there is a solution, Simmons responded:

"I don’t think there is one. The solution is to pray. Under the best of circumstances, if all prayers are answered, there will be no crisis for maybe two years. After that it’s a certainty."

Pray, WTF will that do? If * and GFY Cheney hadn't screwed around with Enron, didn't enact that outrageous tax break that allowed Murkans to buy those monster SUV's literally free, and had a comprehensive policy on alternate energy research, then maybe we could deal with Peak Oil. But no....This mess is beyond prayer.