Saudis Preparing For When the Oil Runs Out
December 22, 2007
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“We all braced for a nuclear war and it didn’t happen. And the justification was that it was all averted through prayer, but to me it just didn’t wash. At some point I began to realize whoever my mom was talking to wasn’t right. And I wasn’t about to live my life based on it anymore.”
Growing up, the fanatics were always a thorn in my side. Their dour-faced conservatism, unquestioning acceptance of the “teachings,” unstylish clothes and monastic demeanor betrayed a woundedness and inability to enjoy their human existence.
Carbon induced warming may trigger a cycle of positive feedback leading to abrupt methane releases from permafrost, tundra and seabed.
Oil is a fungible, global commodity, meaning small increase in the US simply feeds into the world market. It would be absorbed quickly by growing consumer demand in China and India.
In 1998, due to efficiency improvements, the US was using the same amount of oil it did in 1979 and creating double the economic output!
I’ll not subject my readers to such absurdity–except to roundly mock it. Also a warning to all trolls: I have no qualms whatsoever about publishing your email and IP addresses.
This year, I have been an obstinate Hillary supporter. That all changed in March, when Obama stepped to the podium to address certain incendiary statements by his then-pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright.
While technological progress certainly has its pitfalls, these must be weighed against the risk of failing to act.
Humans will worship anyone who is (or was) perceived to have extreme power, even if that power was used to murder millions of people.
I’ll put out a USD$100 challenge, payable to the first person who submits a quote from this book of a single new argument that hasn’t been regurgitated ad nauseam.
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