What can we do to change the minds of decision makers and people in general to actually do something about preparing for the forthcoming economic/energy crises (the ones after this one!)?
That this House notes that current movements in energy and food prices are in conformance with the predictions as to what would happen as oil production peaks; and calls for the Government urgently to review its predictions as to when peak oil occurs with a view to determining whether or not urgent policy adjustments are called for.
I've emailed my MP to ask why there are no Tories supporting the EDM. Probably won't get a reply until after the hols but will let you all know the answer.
So there's another reminder why there's a difference between Labour (+LibDem) and the Tories, despite both major parties being useless at running the economy for the long term.
This is good news. I see there are 3 MPs from N Ireland have signed the EDM and Lembit Opik - maybe we are starting to make a little progress in the political front?
And TEQs (by another name) on the top of Radio 4 news and an interview with Tim Yeo promoting the idea just after 7 this morning. We live in interesting times?
That this House notes that current movements in energy and food prices are in conformance with the predictions as to what would happen as oil production peaks; and calls for the Government urgently to review its predictions as to when peak oil occurs with a view to determining whether or not urgent policy adjustments are called for.
Good to have choices, innit?
I experience pleasure and pains, and pursue goals in service of them, so I cannot reasonably deny the right of other sentient agents to do the same - Steven Pinker
"All Party"?? Where's da Tories? Weren't they invited to the signing do?
I have a horrible fear that telling the truth about peak oil will be a very bad electoral strategy. You can't give the great unwashed the shocking news without a radical action plan - and one of them ain't gonna look pleasant:
"CHANGE YOUR LIFESTYLE, POSSIBLY YOUR JOB AND WHERE YOU LIVE .... FOREVER"
So Labour lose the next election when they tell us the truth. The Tory government is seen to be in control as we hit the buffers/fall of the cliff/the shtf and David Milliband leads a new Emergency Government of National Unity just in time to cancel the Olympics
biffvernon wrote:So Labour lose the next election when they tell us the truth. The Tory government is seen to be in control as we hit the buffers/fall of the cliff/the shtf and David Milliband leads a new Emergency Government of National Unity just in time to cancel the Olympics
That's a nice scenario but Boris the Mayor might throw a spanner in the works by making the tories unelectable before The General Election comes around.
I think Ken Deffeyes sums it up perfectly in his book Beyond Oil when he asks, what politician would stand for election on a platform of promising 30 years of blood, sweat and tears?