Congressman Roscoe Bartlett on Peak Oil [Part 1]

[chaosmyths27]

lol i got the same last name as roscoe wooooh

[ccam96]

One of the best congressman currently in office. I wish he was my congressman. I'm stuck with Gerlach in my massively gerrymandered district. He will never be extracted

[MrEnergyCzar]

we need more Barlett's...

[v19d]

@MrEnergyCzar Bad news 2012 will be his waterloo. It will be a surprise from the middle of no where by the voters.

[mycatisromeo]

I just read the transcript to this on Roscoe's website (wish I knew I could have watched it!)

[florgat91]

load of crap !

[erikch1]

Thanks for posting!!

This and the "water" will be a major challenge for humankind...

[OctoberLandon]

I have a lot of respect for Congressman Roscoe Bartlett on this issue. I hope people are listening.

I know I am!!

[Isochest]

What about scrapping property tax on electrified railways? This may help realise these in the US as they are conspicuously absent in the US compared to Europe, Asia and even many parts of Africa. Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Zimbabwe and most of all: South Africa have electrified railways. What is perverse about the situation in the USA?

[jaralero]

Good point, seems like hybrid solutions (diesel/electric) might make the transition. I say scrap taxes everywhere, tax is robbery. There is nothing perverse about letting the market sort it out in the U.S., quite the opposite if you look at South Africa's consumer price inflation running at over 8%, twice America's 4%, which is already unhealthy.

[jaralero]

Ok, scrap the inflation figure above: "According to The Conference Board, U.S. consumers expect prices to rise 7.7 percent in the coming year."

[OUTOFGAS88]

THOMAS JEFFERSON: also said I TREMBLE FOR MY

NATION WHEN I CONSIDER THAT GOD IS JUST, AND HIS JUSTICE WILL NOT SLEEP FOREVER

[ZeroFuel31]

Google Tesla Motors and Phoenix Electric Vehicles. Mass production of electric vehicles could again make the United States a world leader that manufactures something that is good for our environment and our economy. An added benefit of electric vehicle production is more jobs, improving air quality, and decreasing our dependence on foreign oil.

[Yayapilo]

Oil $126 today....it hasn't even been a month since this video was posted.

[DFORCE1969]

Its 30 years to late;If the OPEC crisis of 73

had been acted on in a progressive manner and seen as a presage of grimmer times to come;But it wasn't and humanity is heading towards its greatest crisis and posibly its most defining decision;To evolve or degenerate into a desperate animalistic rabble.

[776281]

So peak oil is here. Not in the future but NOW.

[hekma]

@ Jaralero , I am putting this on my facebook account

[jaralero]

Ok, thanks!

[lexa0103]

well, we've got at least one congressman who gets it.

[fruitybud420]

now we need one to take action

[jr39271]

take action! ha too fukin late

[hibernatus40]

very importent