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May 9, 2005
Maryland Rep. Roscoe Bartlett's Third Talk
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Maryland Representative Roscoe Bartlett has been giving talks on Peak Oil to the Congress. Here is the transcript of the third one, his most recent.
Now, he gives these talks with almost no one present; This one apparently happened late at night and ended at midnight. However, he is on the House floor speaking about peak oil, so I guess that's something.
Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland. Mr. Speaker, several weeks ago I read a treatise written by Matt Savinar, and I was galvanized by his introduction. Let me read it.
``Dear reader,'' he begins, ``civilization as we know it is coming to an end soon. This is not the whacky proclamation of a doomsday cult, apocalypse Bible prophesy sect, or conspiracy theory society. Rather, it is the scientific conclusion of the best-paid, most widely respected geologists, physicists, and investment bankers in the world. These are rational, professional, conservative individuals who are absolutely terrified by a phenomenon known as global peak oil.''
Mr. Speaker, in the weeks since I read this, I have checked with a large number of experts in this area across the country and indeed around the world. He could be right. He will be right unless we appropriately address this big challenge which faces the world and particularly faces the United States, and that is what we will be talking about in our Special Order this evening.
Posted by George at May 9, 2005 12:08 PM Category: Peak Oil
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