Comments on: Government peak oil hush up or conspiracy

By: Max Oakes

Max Oakes — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 17:20:01 +0000

I don’t think government are really institutionally aware of peak oil. There may be individuals who get it eg Micheal Meacher. The establishment science in Westminster is economics. I have a priceless letter in my possession from Patricia Hewitt at the then DTI saying resources will never be depleted etc It could have been straight from the mouth of flat earth economists like Milton Friedman or Julian Simon. Claire Durkin used to be top civil servant in the DTI and her degree was in history. Ms Durkin came to a UK peak oil conference, made a speech but refused to answer any questions. The recent energy report from energy minister Malcolm Wicks says peak oil is nonsense. When I have written to the govt the reply always comes from someone labelled ‘economist’. There is nobody in the UK government with influence and any serious petroleum knowledge. Professor Alexander Kemp OBE of Aberdeen Uni does a good job of rubbishing peak oil in high places too.I am sure there are many individuals who do get it but they are not listened to.

By: gov’t to ministers: don’t mention peak oil « carbon limited

gov’t to ministers: don’t mention peak oil « carbon limited — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 20:54:10 +0000

[...] to gush about what is essentially a peak oil conference without once using the words peak or oil. [hat tip to Ackers] Hard to believe this language is not part of a coordinated policy by [...]

By: ackers

ackers — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 20:18:19 +0000

Thanks Andrew - we will look up your film with great interest and maybe put on a showing with our new neighbours when we move. Also many thanks for the update on Ms Hoskins. I'd be interested to hear more about her obstacles. I'm pretty sure I'm not imaginging the hush-up even HRH Prince Charles in his excellent and recent Dimbleby lecture "Facing the Future" managed to avoid the mention of peak oil... I was curious to note that he was publicly snubbed for speaking out on worrisome futures.

By: Andrew Evans

Andrew Evans — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:23:51 +0000

“”I’ve been wondering for a while (since I first watched the very brilliant BBC 2 documentary ‘A Farm for the Future‘ made by Rebecca Hoskins – do please watch it if you haven’t already, it is absolutely brilliant and very thought provoking) WHY DO WE NOT HEAR ABOUT THIS IN THE MEDIA?”"

If you are interested in peak oil I recommend you watch my film PetroApocalypse Now?. It has been shown in the US, Canada, France, The Middle East, Sweden, Indonesia and Greece.

I cannot get it shown in the UK… This is addressed in the film.

Ms Hoskins has left the media.. Apparently she faced huge problems getting her film shown.. And it was made by the BBC!