Peak Oil and President Bush
Today, President Bush again addressed the issue of Peak Oil, in a round-about way. He approached it from the angles of national security and CO2 pollution. Despite the way he framed his remarks, the issue of Peak Oil is clearly looming in the background.
"...one of the most serious challenges facing our country: our nation's addiction to oil and its harmful impact on our environment. The problem is particularly acute in the transportation sector. Oil is the primary component of gasoline and diesel, and cars and trucks that run on these fuels emit air pollution and greenhouse gases.
"Our dependence on oil creates a risk for our economy, because a supply disruption anywhere in the world could drive up American gas prices to even more painful levels. Our dependence on oil creates a threat to America's national security, because it leaves us more vulnerable to hostile regimes, and to terrorists who could attack oil infrastructure.
"For all these reasons, America has a clear national interest in reducing our dependence on oil." [Emphasis added]
Source: http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/05/20070514-4.html
There are actually a few different way of looking at this. One message is that the supply is getting very tight. This is most likely due to peak oil. Another message, the USA is addicted to oil, which of course we are. We consume about six times as much, per capita, as the world average. Another message is that gas prices will go up anytime there are future supply disruptions. Finally, that the world oil supply is a matter of national interest and national security.
All of this points to peak oil, and the tightness of supply due to peak oil. It also points the way to an unsustainable future of ethanol made by burning fossil fuels to grow corn. It also points to purposefulness with which we have positioned our military around the world... specifically, to make sure that the oil keeps flowing (to us).
Related Ideas
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaganda
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_speak
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obfuscation
"...one of the most serious challenges facing our country: our nation's addiction to oil and its harmful impact on our environment. The problem is particularly acute in the transportation sector. Oil is the primary component of gasoline and diesel, and cars and trucks that run on these fuels emit air pollution and greenhouse gases.
"Our dependence on oil creates a risk for our economy, because a supply disruption anywhere in the world could drive up American gas prices to even more painful levels. Our dependence on oil creates a threat to America's national security, because it leaves us more vulnerable to hostile regimes, and to terrorists who could attack oil infrastructure.
"For all these reasons, America has a clear national interest in reducing our dependence on oil." [Emphasis added]
Source: http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/05/20070514-4.html
There are actually a few different way of looking at this. One message is that the supply is getting very tight. This is most likely due to peak oil. Another message, the USA is addicted to oil, which of course we are. We consume about six times as much, per capita, as the world average. Another message is that gas prices will go up anytime there are future supply disruptions. Finally, that the world oil supply is a matter of national interest and national security.
All of this points to peak oil, and the tightness of supply due to peak oil. It also points the way to an unsustainable future of ethanol made by burning fossil fuels to grow corn. It also points to purposefulness with which we have positioned our military around the world... specifically, to make sure that the oil keeps flowing (to us).
Related Ideas
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaganda
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_speak
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obfuscation