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Originally Posted by Xringer
I don't think that topic comes up much in Washington DC.
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Xringer,
There is a difference between what Washington discusses with the people of Washington and what Washington discusses with the people of America.
Case in point:
There was a report commissioned by the Bush administration, called the
Hirsch report.
Hirsch report download link here.
The report discussed Peak Oil, and what kind of preparation lead-time would be required to avoid disaster. He figured that it would take at least 20 years to build out the infrastructure needed to continue life as we know it.
He described what would happen if we started
- 20 years before the peak
- 10 years before the peak
- 0 years before the peak
To put this in perspective, many estimates are now putting the onset of problems in as little as two to three years. There are even people (myself included) that think that the problems have already begun, with the 2008 economic downturn, and the subsequent ripple-effects being caused by a tightening oil supply.
The Bush administration told Robert Hirsch to stop his research, to stop publishing, to not discuss his findings. Hirsch referred to it as a "A conspiracy to keep it quiet".
The Bush Administration, in short, attempted to smother the report, but one copy made it to a web site constructed by a High school class that was studying energy. Then the report went global.
So, Washington does know about this, about when it will hit, and what it's effects are likely to be.
But they're not talking to us about what they know is going to happen... not a word out of Washington since Jimmie Carter.
Le Monde, the French international paper did a very interesting three part series on this issue, even going so far as to interview Robert Hirsch himself.
Regards,
-AC_Hacker