23 Dec 2007
"Oil prices have receded from their recent flirtation with $100 a barrel, but demand soars from China and India, rapidly industrializing countries with a massive energy thirst. The combination of increased demand, high prices and the prospect of an eventual peak in oil production, has caught Americans paralyzed between twin terrors: the fear that rampant consumption of oil and coal is irreversibly warming the Earth and the dread that without cheap oil our affluent lifestyles will evaporate..."
Life after peak oil (Requires registration)
Here is another perfect example how warped liberal thinking is when it comes to human existence and prosperity. This UC davis professor is trying to tell us that "we can live happily and healthily in a world with high energy costs." The impression you get from the whole piece is that it actually is desirable to live in a world with high energy costs that forces us to live in smaller dwellings and travel less.
Why are liberals so willing to give up freedoms and prosperity so we can kid ourselves into believing that we are saving the planet? What good is a planet if we humans are not allowed to be free and to prosper?
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