PeakOil.com on CNN!

gw · Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 3:11 pm Post subject: Re: PeakOil.com on CNN!

Apparently this CNN Europe news article slipped by us:

Survivalists get ready for meltdown

Revi · Fusion Joined: Apr 25, 2005 Posts: 3252 Location: Maine

I heard it may be on Wolf Blitzer, which is from 4-7 tonight.

TV really puts the pounds on, and the years.

Check it out. When I was splitting that wood there were a bunch of ants in the log. They were biting my hand. I hope they don't see that on TV.
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gollum · Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 3:25 pm Post subject: Re: PeakOil.com on CNN!

"They're making Peak Oilers sound like crackpots. "

Well they will feel pretty smart in 10 years as they try to eat their car seat and drink piss!

Twilight · Expert Joined: Mar 02, 2007 Posts: 2971 Location: UK

I doubt it, but they will probably be dropping two or three months' income into a fuel tank every year, which isn't very smart either.

The US is unlikely to see the fabric of society dissolve, but it is unlikely to see people driving 50 miles to a sales job either. Believing the former requires a leap of faith. Believing the latter requires incompetence with a pocket calculator.
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MonteQuest · Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 8:10 pm Post subject: Re: PeakOil.com on CNN!

They wanted to interview me, but the producer called me and said they were going with someone in NY as Sedona, Az was a bit off the CNN path.
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Revi · Fusion Joined: Apr 25, 2005 Posts: 3252 Location: Maine

I am a little nervous about being in the spotlight, but it's over now. I'm glad to finally be able to get out some fraction of the peak oil message. I liked the graphic about peak oil, and our peak oil group. Maybe a few people will look up peak oil now, and then figure out what it's about.

Maybe...
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gw · Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 8:28 pm Post subject: Re: PeakOil.com on CNN!

Thank you Revi for stepping up and showing people that we are trying to find solutions to problems rather than being part of the problem.

It looks as if they were trying to portray us in a very negative light and you did a great job of public relations work.

I think your interview on CNN might help people with neutral views on the question as to whether our economy is sustainable see things in a more realistic light.
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Electric_Economy_2025 · Heavy Crude Joined: Apr 01, 2008 Posts: 143

Revi,
I watched the whole thing the first time it was on, I must say I was first shocked when I saw them actually show the PO website main page. I thought it was a good story they did'nt really make PO people sound like nutjobs IMO, but what I did find interesting was after the story when they went back to the news anchor in the studio all she did was kind shrug her shoulders and just went to the next story, as if she did'nt understand what was really being talked about or just did'nt care.
Normally a news anchor would have had some kind of comment about such a stroy but she did'nt, she acted almost as if she just wanted to forget about such a bad thing like that would be happening now or in the near future.

TheDude · Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 12:40 am Post subject: Re: PeakOil.com on CNN!

Revi · Fusion Joined: Apr 25, 2005 Posts: 3252 Location: Maine

It's hard to get anyone's attention on the media. I was thinking about it and there may be a few people out there who are checking out peak oil now.

They had a story they wanted to tell, and they had me tell it.

I just hope that some of the peak oil message got out there along with the "survivalist" spin.

I think I agree more with the transition towns model:

http://transitionculture.org/2006/09/04/why-the-survivalists-have-got-it-wrong/

I guess they needed some kind of a sensational thing to get people's attention, so they put "survivalist" in there to get people listening.

The giant eye spun around and noticed us for a minute or two.

Now it will move on to the quake lakes and how to get rid of cellulite.
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Ludi · Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 6:55 am Post subject: Re: PeakOil.com on CNN!

Ferretlover · Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 7:06 am Post subject: Re: PeakOil.com on CNN!

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Ferretlover · Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 7:16 am Post subject: Re: PeakOil.com on CNN!

On the side bar to one post of the story (Link ) regarding a man in UK, are these other titles:
"Don't Miss:
Gaia straits: Planetary doctor says condition terminal
'Two dead' inside doomsday cult cave
Jim Rawles' Survival blog
Apocalyptic daze"
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Revi · Fusion Joined: Apr 25, 2005 Posts: 3252 Location: Maine

I just hope I am not lumped together with the hard core survivalists. I like their blog, but I don't really consider myself in the same league. I am more of a green person, interested in community solutions.

That's not exactly the way they pictured me, however.
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