Безумие
Зелёный комментарий (англ.) от "Connect The Dots" на безобидную заметку Экономиста о "прозрачности" западных нефтяных корпораций по сравнению с хай-тековскими (этот человек комментирует часто, его взгляды разделяют многие читатели этой рациональнейшей газеты). Некоторые из утверждений фактически неверны (например, #1), или формально верный вздор (#6), но дело не в этом, а в общем мировоззрении, которое из них складывается. Я всерьёз думаю, что последнее утверждение верно буквально. 
Connect The Dots
IF BIG OIL TOLD THE TRUTH:
-We are past Peak Oil. Your child will see the end of oil in her lifetime. Your latest car will be obsolete before it breaks down...there will no more fuel.
-Global warming has made summers hotter. And deserts are rapidly expanding. And some nations and cities are now unliveable and have biblical droughts.
-People in desert cities are becoming vampires. Staying indoors all night by the Air conditioner and TV. Coming out only at night. Wearing exclusively black outfits. Pale and poorly conditioned. Electronic Zombies isolated from nature.
-Indulgent car-based suburban lifestyle has lead to an epidemic of human blimps. They now need scooters to 'walk around'.
-Breathing engine exhaust is worst than smoking a cigarette.
-Some petroleum and therefore subsequent vehicle exhaust is radioactive. No different than mineral contaminants they are drilled from. Same with coal and natural gas.
-Cars kill more people today than War.
-Petroleum and the Influence of Petroleum has caused 90% of all War and Conflicts in the past generation.
-Terrorism is a side effect of Petro Wealth. Ultimate solution to Terrorism is to run out of oil.
-One gallon of used motor oil can contaminant an island the size of Manhattan making it a Superfund Site. And some clunker cars leak a quart a week.
-80% of oil is now controlled by our worst enemies.
-You can be a madman like Qaadafi and typically shunned socially. But if you have his oil wealth you and your sons will be treated like Bonny Prince Harry.
-Every new Third World Oil project needs multi-million dollar bribes to prime the pump. IF no bribe is sought--there must be something terribly wrong!
-Fracking contaminants water supplies permanently.
-Fracking causes more earthquakes and seismic damage on some years than mother nature.
-Fracking chemicals contain known carcinogens. But hey, they work great!
-1/3 of all Cancers are related to the Petrochemical Industry.
-1/2 of all spontaneous abortions are related to chemical toxicity.
-Going to the Moon for a crew of three, will use more petroleum than a city of 300,000 for one year.
-Petroleum is a mutagen. And it may be exerting more effects than radiation. And it is in our DNA.
-Oil has empowered us, but it has also made us mad.
Connect The Dots
IF BIG OIL TOLD THE TRUTH:
-We are past Peak Oil. Your child will see the end of oil in her lifetime. Your latest car will be obsolete before it breaks down...there will no more fuel.
-Global warming has made summers hotter. And deserts are rapidly expanding. And some nations and cities are now unliveable and have biblical droughts.
-People in desert cities are becoming vampires. Staying indoors all night by the Air conditioner and TV. Coming out only at night. Wearing exclusively black outfits. Pale and poorly conditioned. Electronic Zombies isolated from nature.
-Indulgent car-based suburban lifestyle has lead to an epidemic of human blimps. They now need scooters to 'walk around'.
-Breathing engine exhaust is worst than smoking a cigarette.
-Some petroleum and therefore subsequent vehicle exhaust is radioactive. No different than mineral contaminants they are drilled from. Same with coal and natural gas.
-Cars kill more people today than War.
-Petroleum and the Influence of Petroleum has caused 90% of all War and Conflicts in the past generation.
-Terrorism is a side effect of Petro Wealth. Ultimate solution to Terrorism is to run out of oil.
-One gallon of used motor oil can contaminant an island the size of Manhattan making it a Superfund Site. And some clunker cars leak a quart a week.
-80% of oil is now controlled by our worst enemies.
-You can be a madman like Qaadafi and typically shunned socially. But if you have his oil wealth you and your sons will be treated like Bonny Prince Harry.
-Every new Third World Oil project needs multi-million dollar bribes to prime the pump. IF no bribe is sought--there must be something terribly wrong!
-Fracking contaminants water supplies permanently.
-Fracking causes more earthquakes and seismic damage on some years than mother nature.
-Fracking chemicals contain known carcinogens. But hey, they work great!
-1/3 of all Cancers are related to the Petrochemical Industry.
-1/2 of all spontaneous abortions are related to chemical toxicity.
-Going to the Moon for a crew of three, will use more petroleum than a city of 300,000 for one year.
-Petroleum is a mutagen. And it may be exerting more effects than radiation. And it is in our DNA.
-Oil has empowered us, but it has also made us mad.