Nate,

Although I agree that the correct responses to Peak Oil & Gas can fulfill the concerns of “warmers”, I do not subscribe that idea of “lying” to the folk. We should, and can, work together for a better world, but let’s not do that on the basis of falsity and dishonest intellect.

Well, it's not entirely a lie.

But it would be better to try and steer the GW activists towards campaigning for coal reduction, while telling the public that oil reduction is the cure. Two birds, and all that.

Maybe?

Although I agree that the correct responses to Peak Oil & Gas can fulfill the concerns of “warmers”, I do not subscribe that idea of “lying” to the folk. We should, and can, work together for a better world, but let’s not do that on the basis of falsity and dishonest intellect.

When a person involved in the oil industry lies he/she is merely behaving in a natural manner for that industry. The oil industry is not well known for either its honesty or its great concern for the environment.

Nor, for that matter, is the oil industry very well known for its humanitarianism. The oil industry has committed so many crimes against humanity that oil is always tinged with blood.

Peak Oil is a good thing specifically because it will drive the oil industry out of existence. My only regret is that the Earth possessed oil, not that the Earth will run out of oil.