<html><body> <DIV>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</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">-------------- Original message -------------- <BR>From: "Jim Devine" <jdevine03@gmail.com> <BR><BR>> I don't believe in "peak oil," but the likely environmental <BR>> consequences of our continued oil addiction are of a similar magnitude <BR>> to the posited results of peak oil. Different, but similar in terms of <BR>> costs. <BR>> <BR></BLOCKQUOTE></body></html>