[lbo-talk] The US Power Elite: Undawnted

[Jim Devine]

Doug:
> I'm amazed by the number of lefties who get excited when oilmen
> endorse peak oil. They love the idea of peak oil - for them it means
> higher prices, looser regulations, and tax breaks. In that lovely
> Wall Street phrase, they're talking their book.

The only good thing about "peak oil" talk is that it encourages some
to cut back on their use of gasoline -- and to endorse conservation
efforts. But that can be justified by a more serious problem, i.e.,
global warming.

--
Jim Devine
"When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President. Now
I'm beginning to believe it." -- Clarence Darrow