Like the illusion of Wall Street, with its vast and powerful investment banks, now shuttered, China too is an illusion perpetuated by the Globalists that gave us the 15,000 mile Caesar salad, poisoned cat food and lead based paint on babies' pacifiers. Like the illusion that money would come from thin air to always push housing prices higher, China has spent a generation pursuing its illusion. Pursuing an unattainable dream to be like the West, while 6000 years of its carefully shepherded top soil blows into the sea.
Joined: May 20, 2004 Posts: 235 Location: Sonoma County, Northern California
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 1:19 pm Post subject: NPR's Michael Krasney, Ph.D. pathetic on peak oil.
Quote:
Oil Prices -- The program discusses the recent spike in oil prices with guests including Severin Borenstein, E. T. Grether professor of business administration at the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley, director of the UC Energy Institute and a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research; Joe Sparano, president of the Western States Petroleum Association; and David Sandalow, senior fellow at The Brookings Institution, former assistant secretary of state and senior director on the National Security Council staff, and author of the new book "Freedom from Oil."
This morning's "Forum" with Michael Krasny was a pathetic rehash of overly optimistic (just let us at the off-limits resources; Yergin is the best source for peak oil date estimates; there are all kinds of technical solutions, etc., etc.) Of course, when you consider his choice of "experts" for this edition of Forum discussing oil prices, it becomes obvious that the opinions of Simmons, Campbell, Laherrere, Deffeyes, etc. are of no interest to this crowd.
It seems that the MSM, even NPR, is still ignoring solid evidence that peak oil is likely a current event and not a future one.
Joined: Jun 05, 2005 Posts: 365 Location: Portland Oregon, USA
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 5:25 pm Post subject: Re: NPR's Michael Krasney, Ph.D. pathetic on peak oil.
Could this have something to do with
1. sponsorship and underwriting of the radio show or
2. the government, who foots most of the bill for NPR,not wanting NPR to do stories on PO.
I'm sure most of the people at NPR are very well aware of energy issues and may even be saavy on depletion. I doubt that they are willfully keeping this information off the airwaves. I'll bet if we follow the money (ALWAYS a good idea) we'll find no real enthusiasm for getting the truth about PO out to the public.
Peak Oil, Depletion, and Collapse will always be the Greatest Story Never Told.
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 7:59 pm Post subject: Re: NPR's Michael Krasney, Ph.D. pathetic on peak oil.
I gave up on donating to my local NPR stations when I realized that by
"listeners" they meant car commuters with radios. The whole "driveway moments" BS turned me off.
So, if you thought your primary audience is solo commuters, would you want to make them question their commute? I don't see that many of us cyclists or pedestrians (or even bus riders) listening to the radio on our way to work. We can't, with all of the motorists paying more attention to their radios than to the road.
Joined: Jun 05, 2005 Posts: 365 Location: Portland Oregon, USA
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 9:39 pm Post subject: Re: NPR's Michael Krasney, Ph.D. pathetic on peak oil.
kjm,
Great point. I hadn't thought of that. A lot of the liberal-guilt-ridden commuters already are rationalizing their commutes and consumptive lives. Why antagonize them. The Driveway Moments thing and the constant traffic updates also drive me crazy. Except for the fact that, as a bike commuter, I get a smug sense of satisfaction at being able to ignore them!
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