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Ny artikel av
Samsam Bakhtiari
Man borde kanske kalla det för en essä istället. Hans skolade engelska är
underhållande att läsa trots att innehållet är så pessimistiskt. Bakhtiari
är övertygad om att Peak Oil passerades förra året och att vi nu kan se fram
mot en framtid fylld av förändringar.
"Thus,
at present, the global masses seem totally unprepared for the two shocks
which will inevitably occur in 'Post Peak'. On the one hand, no major
institution or medium is willing to inform them seriously on the
not-so-palatable consequences of 'Post Peak'; and, on other hand,
specialized institutions (such as the 'International Energy Agency' [IEA],
the 'Energy Information Administration' [EIA] and OPEC) as well as some
major energy consultancies (e.g., the 'Cambridge Energy Research Associates'
and the Edinburgh-based 'Wood Mackenzie' research outfit) will go on denying
'Peak Oil' by issuing rosy future oil output predictions.
So that the twin shocks are now inevitable on a global scale, as there is no
time left to prepare public opinion for 'Post Peak' sequels. The shocks will
first surprise, then jilt and finally entangle swaths of people worldwide.
Those better prepared will be less inclined to react in a disorderly way and
panic when the shocking truth will be unveiled..."
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THE CENTURY OF ROOTS
på Bakhtiaris egen hemsida.
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Amerikansk
kongressrapport
Government Accountability Office (GAO) är en gren av den amerikanska
kongressen. Den skall vara opartisk och står för viktig kunskapsinhämtning
som underlag för politiska beslut.
GAO har
nu givit ut rapporten
"CRUDE OIL
- Uncertainty about Future Oil Supply Makes It Important to Develop a
Strategy for Addressing a Peak and Decline in Oil Production"
Den korta rekommendationen ur
sammanfattningen
ser ut så här:
"What
GAO Recommends
To better prepare for a peak in oil production, GAO recommends that the
Secretary of Energy work with other agencies to establish a strategy to
coordinate and prioritize federal agency efforts to reduce uncertainty about
the likely timing of a peak and to advise Congress on how best to mitigate
consequences. In commenting on a draft of the report, the Departments of
Energy and the Interior generally agreed with the report and
recommendations."
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hela rapporten(1,1MB).
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