http://www.green-blog.org/2009/05/31/michael-c-ruppert-peak-oil-and-the-end-of-the-human-race-is-perhaps-just-a-few-years-away/ The multi-author environment blog! Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:39:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.green-blog.org/2009/05/31/michael-c-ruppert-peak-oil-and-the-end-of-the-human-race-is-perhaps-just-a-few-years-away/comment-page-1/#comment-3873 Simon Leufstedt Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:14:59 +0000 http://www.green-blog.org/?p=1551#comment-3873 Well the optimistic "we-will-do-this" way of thinking and the <a href="http://www.green-blog.org/2009/05/07/climate-experts-are-downplaying-the-science-to-avoid-despair-and-inaction/" rel="nofollow">downplaying of climate science</a> haven't helped much so far. And the deniers will always scream "alarmist!" to anything that goes against their anti-science talking points. Well the optimistic “we-will-do-this” way of thinking and the downplaying of climate science haven't helped much so far. And the deniers will always scream “alarmist!” to anything that goes against their anti-science talking points.

]]> http://www.green-blog.org/2009/05/31/michael-c-ruppert-peak-oil-and-the-end-of-the-human-race-is-perhaps-just-a-few-years-away/comment-page-1/#comment-3129 Simon Leufstedt Thu, 18 Jun 2009 07:14:59 +0000 http://www.green-blog.org/?p=1551#comment-3129 Well the optimistic "we-will-do-this" way of thinking and the <a href="http://www.green-blog.org/2009/05/07/climate-experts-are-downplaying-the-science-to-avoid-despair-and-inaction/" rel="nofollow">downplaying of climate science</a> haven't helped much so far. And the deniers will always scream "alarmist!" to anything that goes against their anti-science talking points. Well the optimistic “we-will-do-this” way of thinking and the downplaying of climate science haven't helped much so far. And the deniers will always scream “alarmist!” to anything that goes against their anti-science talking points.

]]> http://www.green-blog.org/2009/05/31/michael-c-ruppert-peak-oil-and-the-end-of-the-human-race-is-perhaps-just-a-few-years-away/comment-page-1/#comment-3124 Isaac Curtiss Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:15:40 +0000 http://www.green-blog.org/?p=1551#comment-3124 An informative article if not a bit pessimistic and close minded in it's inability to see hope. It seems as though while probably accurate with most of his facts Mr. Ruppert underestimates the ability of society to correct itself in the face of ever increasing pressure. Perhaps he is being intentionally alarmist in an effort to initiate this process. The problem is that in taking such an extreme stance he really severs his message from those who might simply tag him as an alarmist. In other words his stated viewpoints will alienate to the same extent they inform. <br>-The Ecologist<br><a href="http://www.builditgreenconcepts.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.builditgreenconcepts.com</a> An informative article if not a bit pessimistic and close minded in it's inability to see hope. It seems as though while probably accurate with most of his facts Mr. Ruppert underestimates the ability of society to correct itself in the face of ever increasing pressure. Perhaps he is being intentionally alarmist in an effort to initiate this process. The problem is that in taking such an extreme stance he really severs his message from those who might simply tag him as an alarmist. In other words his stated viewpoints will alienate to the same extent they inform.
-The Ecologist
http://www.builditgreenconcepts.com

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