[lbo-talk] Fwd: [PEN-L] Kevin Phillips: declinist

[Steven L. Robinson]

Whether or not the peak oil hypothesis is correct will eventually be verified or falsified by history, as will global warming.  The puzzling thing is to see a once highly placed figure like Phillips apparently deal seriously with those subjects. The easy and cynical answer is that Phillips just wants to sell books  and is catering to a likely book buying audience (that conclusion is stronger given the fact that his previous book on the Bushs seemed to me like a lite version of  Kitty Kelly's work). On the other hand, the nagging question in my mind is whether Phillips remains in contact with top level players and - if so- to what extent his writing reflects their concerns. SR

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From: "Jim Devine" <jdevine03 at gmail.com> 


> I don't believe in "peak oil," but the likely environmental 
> consequences of our continued oil addiction are of a similar magnitude 
> to the posited results of peak oil. Different, but similar in terms of 
> costs. 
> 
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