Comments on: Peak Oil by 2006? http://www.murkyview.com/archives/2005/04/25/peak-oil-by-2006/ Perspectives on Media, Climate, Energy, Politics... in Port Alberni, BC, Canada, the World Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:51:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: jane m http://www.murkyview.com/archives/2005/04/25/peak-oil-by-2006/comment-page-1/#comment-2028 jane m Tue, 26 Apr 2005 13:43:23 +0000 http://www.murkyview.com/archives/2005/04/25/peak-oil-by-2006/#comment-2028 It seems obvious to me that the Asian economic forces are going to surge demand and prices of oil with no let up. No brainer there. We will never have cheap gas again in North America. It's just beginning, Chris, the effect of the booming economic activity in the eastern hemisphere. Alternative energy...that's the ticket. We need it, Canada needs it and Europe needs it if we are to continue to remain competitive. Also, whenever you wonder where the "threats" are against our respective (and Europe's) national security, think China and Russia. You have to look a little bit into the future to imagine it but believe me, it's a very real possibility that Russia and non-Westerners are going to get ugly as time goes on as we all compete for prosperity and influence and protect our own interests. It seems obvious to me that the Asian economic forces are going to surge demand and prices of oil with no let up. No brainer there. We will never have cheap gas again in North America. It’s just beginning, Chris, the effect of the booming economic activity in the eastern hemisphere. Alternative energy…that’s the ticket. We need it, Canada needs it and Europe needs it if we are to continue to remain competitive.

Also, whenever you wonder where the “threats” are against our respective (and Europe’s) national security, think China and Russia. You have to look a little bit into the future to imagine it but believe me, it’s a very real possibility that Russia and non-Westerners are going to get ugly as time goes on as we all compete for prosperity and influence and protect our own interests.

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