http://www.fromthewilderness.com/free/ww3/012805_n o_free_pt3.shtml abiotic oil is nonsense. There are hydrocarbons that are created abiotically, but they are nowhere near the complexity of crude oil. In other words, we might be able to create it in a lab somewhere, but not in enough time to stop the peak.
And even if you think the peak is wrong, it doesn't matter. Even if there's infinite oil, its consumption is still destroying the planet.
And if you think the peak doesn't matter globally, think again. The trade balance is dependent on the US importing foreign oil. US oil dollars prop up many nations around the world. And if you think the implosion of Saudi Arabia doesn't matter, think about how many terrorists come from there, and think about how many more will be recruited if the country is thrown into a depression that makes 1929 look like a dress rehersal.
There are so many scenarios for global destruction from the peak I don't want to think about them all. This is some serious stuff, and we can't take it so lightly that it's just another fad or something that can be ignored.
The problem is something like "WEFTA" already exists - it's called the GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade) http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=GATT&btnG =Search [google.com]
There are several problems with GATT. The first and most odious is the "Most Favored Nation" chunk of the agreement. These clauses mean that all nations must conform to the bottom - the country with the worst regulations is the benchmark, and any more stringent regulation is a "barrier to trade" and can be overriden in the WTO special GATT courts.
Anyone remember the steel tarrifs http://www.guardian.co.uk/theissues/article/0,6512,1101023,00.html [guardian.com] a few months ago? Same deal.
GATT is the primary driver of outsourcing and most WTO protests stem directly from issues with GATT.
Ratt-a-tatt-tatt, get capped by the GATT.
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And even if you think the peak is wrong, it doesn't matter. Even if there's infinite oil, its consumption is still destroying the planet.
And if you think the peak doesn't matter globally, think again. The trade balance is dependent on the US importing foreign oil. US oil dollars prop up many nations around the world. And if you think the implosion of Saudi Arabia doesn't matter, think about how many terrorists come from there, and think about how many more will be recruited if the country is thrown into a depression that makes 1929 look like a dress rehersal.
There are so many scenarios for global destruction from the peak I don't want to think about them all. This is some serious stuff, and we can't take it so lightly that it's just another fad or something that can be ignored.
The problem is something like "WEFTA" already exists - it's called the GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade) http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=GATT&btnG =Search [google.com]
There are several problems with GATT. The first and most odious is the "Most Favored Nation" chunk of the agreement. These clauses mean that all nations must conform to the bottom - the country with the worst regulations is the benchmark, and any more stringent regulation is a "barrier to trade" and can be overriden in the WTO special GATT courts.
Anyone remember the steel tarrifs http://www.guardian.co.uk/theissues/article/0,6512 ,1101023,00.html [guardian.com] a few months ago? Same deal.
GATT is the primary driver of outsourcing and most WTO protests stem directly from issues with GATT.
Ratt-a-tatt-tatt, get capped by the GATT.