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I just saw an incredibly well made Canadian (my adopted 'home and native
land' ) documentary 'which I feel we should all see. 'THE END OF SUBURBIA - Oil Depletion and The Collapse of
The American Dream ---> check it out at this great site
(LINK- The Electric Wallpaper Co.) - www.endofsuburbia.com
I thought I was fairly up to speed on energy issues and current
affairs until I started to do some research on the so called 'peak oil'
problem we are facing.After viewing this film I feel I've jumped ahead
to the next century.
This film is for those that are courageous enough to want to see what is
coming fast down the pike at us so that we can begin to steer our own
'ship' and that of our community slowly towards preparation for the
inevitable.The movie suggests that the time frame is very short as it is
generally accepted that even Saudi Arabia's oil production has 'peaked' and
we now begin the rapid slide down the other side of the graph's curve to oil
depletion and the struggle to control the world's remaining reserves, as if it
is going to change the huge adjustment we are going to have to make.
If you have any illusions following viewing this film that we can carry on
as usual - think again when you realize that our lives are way too dependant on
oil and oil products.
It also highlights how the panicky rush to hip , yet flawed energy
sources such as wind power, just will not solve the impending
crisis.
It also highlights, even more alarmingly, the impetus and the true
intentions behind the US government's attack on Iraq, the expansion into the ex
Soviet satellite states in central asia ( as abuffer against potential
Chinese pressure to rein in oil reserves).After seeing this movie I said to
myself "What George Bush and the Republicans are doing is absolutely the
right thing to do in the circumstances , yet it is so palpably wrong." Figure
that one out !!
Not for the fainthearted - the implications will change your life and
hopefully energize you to prepare.
I know the Kellogg Hubbard Library in Montpelier has a free copy
available or will do after I return it .
J.Dylan Rivis YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS
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