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World’s leading energy monitor worried about oil supply 3

Predictions that global oil supply will keep up with demand may be just plain wrong, says some peak-oil-preaching wacko the world's leading energy monitor. The International Energy Agency is in the midst of its first rigorous survey of global oil supply, and has indicated that future supplies may be tighter than expected. "The prices are very high, and demand did not respond in the last few years as much as one would have expected," says Fatih Birol, the IEA's chief economist and lead author of the study. He also said, "The oil investments required may be much, much higher than what people assume. This is a dangerous situation." Or, it could be said, a perfect situation for weaning an addicted country off its oil fix -- though that's likely to be drowned out by increased clamoring for drilling off the U.S. coast and in the Arctic Refuge.

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  1. usandthem Posted 12:47 am
    24 May 2008

    DespoilIf we despoil all of our natural areas,wilderness,recreational areas,what do we have? We can not change back after the fact.We will drop into ever deepening depression,as a nation,because we have no place to go that is not here.We have no peace,beauty,solitude,restful places to go to after these areas are polluted and destroyed.Who are we,as a nation,if we can't reflect on our past,or we don't have clean air and water?Do we just declare another war on another country to take what they have,so that we can be comfortable.That is childish,irresponsible behavior and we need to get over having everything that we want,because this is unrealistic behavior.
  2. maverick Posted 11:00 am
    24 May 2008

    OVERTHROW THE OIL REGIMEWe have no where to go but into our communities for resolution and sustainable solutions. Collective communities making a conscious if not  inconvenient choices we will stem the tide. This is an amazing time to push for hemp. Ask the Ford motor company of the 1930's what the future held for oil ? It was hemp.

    (http://www.villagegreenergy.com ) We have a true patriotic duty to inform select and influence our local governments to act responsibly to this impending crisis. Can we not rise to the challenge and implement the ( OLD ) science of sustainability? It is not new , not unproven and surely let us measure the trade off of doing nothing .

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