The Green Files > Why Dems and Republicans Are Agraid of Two Words: Peak Oil

Tribe.net: Political Junkieshttp://tribes.tribe.net/politicaljunkies/thread/0dc82b01-177c-47ca-b545-69a2fb37bba6#fa9873b3-abe5-4c30-b4c5-84277b198dee [Tribe.net: Political Junkies] When speaking of energy issues, politicians will often use the euphemism of energy security, acknowledging that the US has only three percent of the world's oil reserves and warning that most of the rest of it belongs to unfriendly or unstable governments. While there is truth to this type of statement, it sets up a framework for conflict by creating the perception that there is plenty of oil left but bad people are keeping it away from us.

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Gossip Rocks Forumhttp://www.gossiprocks.com/forum/u-s-politics-issues/72128-peak-oil-politicians.html [Gossip Rocks Forum] Peak oil and politicians: Meanwhile, what Democrats would do to the Saudis, Republicans want to do to the polar bear and the caribou. Republicans are generally in favor of drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) despite the fact that even at peak production it would meet only two percent of American's oil demand.

Sustainabilitankhttp://www.sustainabilitank.info/2008/05/18/a-must-read-kelpie-wilson-environment-editor-at-truthout-online-makes-points-on-peak-oil-and-politicians-remember-jimmy-carter-tried-to-grapple-with-the-energy-crisis-in-the-late-1970s-with/ [Sustainabilitank] A MUST READ: Kelpie Wilson, Environment Editor at Truthout online ...: Peak oil educator Richard Heinberg warns where all this confrontation might lead: “[S]uppose we get tough with the Saudis and end up destabilizing the kingdom so that forces unfriendly to us take over. Then we will feel more or less forced to invade in order to maintain access to our national drug of choice.

Nick Sloan's Official Sitehttp://www.nicksloan.com/2008/05/its-time-to-punish-big-oil.html [Nick Sloan's Official Site] It's Time To Punish Big Oil: However, since the market and capitalism are being abused, it's worth the Democrats' effort to look into this. Of course, they'll probably fail but I can have some hope.

Docudharma - Front Page[Docudharma - Front Page] The Morning News: WASHINGTON - The Senate, in a direct challenge to President Bush, voted Tuesday to temporarily halt the shipment of thousands of barrels of oil a day into the government's emergency reserve. Both Democrats and Republicans said such shipments make no sense when oil is costing more than $120 a barrel and could better be used to add supplies to a tight market and possibly lower prices.

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