PeakOil.com on CNN!

Schadenfreude · Intermediate Crude Joined: Jan 16, 2008 Posts: 607

Wow! I was just watching CNN and a short piece appeared featuring Maine PO survivalist Iver Lofving (is he a member here, I wonder?).

It must have only been about a one minute segment but the piece covered the basics, including the famous Hubbert bell curve.

Maybe someone can find a video of it.
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GeoJAP · Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 11:08 am Post subject: Re: PeakOil.com on CNN!

Is this the one for which requests for interviewees was posted in the Planning forum?

Schadenfreude · Intermediate Crude Joined: Jan 16, 2008 Posts: 607

No video that I can find yet but it's basically the same story as this print one:

link
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NoWorries · Tar Sands Joined: Jun 05, 2008 Posts: 78

They're making Peak Oilers sound like crackpots.

We're not all crackpots.

Heineken · Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 11:17 am Post subject: Re: PeakOil.com on CNN!

I know which member it is, but he may prefer to remain anonymous.

Good job!
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usncom · Tar Sands Joined: May 04, 2008 Posts: 38

I just saw it also. They even showed a shot of the peak oil homepage. There was a pretty informative short synopsis of "peak oil" and yes they even said the phrase "peak oil". Interesting.

Schadenfreude · Intermediate Crude Joined: Jan 16, 2008 Posts: 607

socrates1fan · Heavy Crude Joined: Jun 04, 2008 Posts: 284

Not everyone is a doomer.
They seem to believe that people living within their own means is crazy.
Even if PO was not an issue right now our lifestyles are unhealthy for us and if I dare say, almost unhuman.
A lot of people here are just trying to find ways to prepare for economic and social hardships.
Having a garden, chickens, and electricity is not crazy but practical.
The way food prices are going up and electric bills it isn't crazy but practical.
Your reason can be crazy however.

Heineken · Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 11:37 am Post subject: Re: PeakOil.com on CNN!

You misunderstand. I mean he may prefer to keep his PO.com identity anonymous.

But who knows.
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Pops · Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 11:41 am Post subject: Re: PeakOil.com on CNN!

Revi · Fusion Joined: Apr 25, 2005 Posts: 3262 Location: Maine

I think that they did a good job. I didn't want to sound like a nutcase. I think we'll get some interest in Peak Oil.com now. I am glad that they used the term peak oil.

I hope it gets people interested in what's going on.

http://money.cnn.com/video/#/video/news/2008/06/05/news.Feyerick.oilsurvivalists.cnnmoney

It has aired at 6:50 am and at 1:15.

Did anyone else see it?
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skyemoor · Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 12:26 pm Post subject: Re: PeakOil.com on CNN!

Whose going to make a video clip so the rest of us can see it?
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Twilight · Expert Joined: Mar 02, 2007 Posts: 2971 Location: UK

I don't know how they spun it, but I understand what Revi is doing. When one winter after another, one family after another, living in a poorly insulated residence, passes through the heating oil pain barrier, he will still be there. Someone else will face the problem of going broke. That is the whole point of this, isn't it? Smart.
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Schadenfreude · Intermediate Crude Joined: Jan 16, 2008 Posts: 607

Revi · Fusion Joined: Apr 25, 2005 Posts: 3262 Location: Maine

I don't think we could make it through next winter if we hadn't insulated and done the things we have done. We buy about 300 gallons, which would have been over 600 gallons. We would have had to take out a loan to buy $3000 worth of oil.

I think you are right, the heating oil pain barrier is forcing a lot of people out of Maine after last winter when we had 5 feet of snow.

I know people who are still paying for last winter.
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