The Decline of Oil

Show Audio

Highlights:

Forecast: Oil Decline win real Alternatives to Oil win real US Energy Policy win real

Date:	12-08-04
Host:	George Noory
Guests:	Richard Heinberg

Editor of Museletter(1), Richard Heinbergshared an in-depth look at the decline of oil production which he suggested was likely to occur before 2010. Among the ramifications of this would be the steep rise in price of gas, food, and other products, and the lowering of our standard of living, he said. "Planned war" with other countries over the remaining oil resources, was another likely outcome, he added.
"No one wants to tell us that our lifestyle is fundamentally unsustainable," but eventually people will begin buying small hybrid cars and using energy more conservatively, said Heinberg. And as prices go up, citizens will be motivated to find better political leadership on energy issues, he continued. What passes for an energy policy in the U.S. now is a "cruel joke," he declared.
In order to properly deal with the coming energy crisis, we need an effort on the scale of World War 2, he said, with hundreds of billions of dollars spent per year in building alternative energy infrastructure. Solar and wind power could be developed to a much higher degree on a local level, and home building materials such as straw bale can be used to conserve more energy, Heinberg detailed.

1. http://www.museletter.com/

Related Articles

Angels in DC?

Mysterious blue images (close-up on the left) were photographed hovering over a menorah lighting ceremony on Tuesday night in Washington D.C. The photographer, Carrie Devorah, who lost her brother in a terrorist bombing in Israel, wondered if the blue lights could be some type of sign. Read more in this article(1) from WorldNetDaily. 1. http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=41819

Bumper Music

Bumper music from Wednesday December 08, 2004

1.	Inca Dance Cusco	2.	Bring on the Night Police	3.	Everybody Wants to Rule the World Tears for Fears
4.	Ghost Song Doors	5.	I Can't Go for That Hall & Oates	6.	Midnight Express (The Chase) Giorgio Moroder
7.	Midnight Express (The Chase) Giorgio Moroder	8.	Moondance Van Morrison	9.	She's So Cold Rolling Stones
10.	Circle in the Sand Belinda Carlisle	11.	Live and Let Die Paul McCartney & Wings	12.	Tom's Diner Suzanne Vega
13.	#41 Dave Matthews Band	14.	Hook Grant Lee Buffalo	15.	Let's Hang On Four Seasons
16.	Leave It Yes	17.	Operator Jim Croce