[MJ]

Tnx, I'll try and have a look at the streaming tomorrow.
However, if half the members of the House are absent and the other half solving Mad magazine's puzzle in the meanwhile, there's little progress or understanding to be expected....
In general I believe it would be far more beneficial if people (and I'm referring to "the masses") would become aware. PO is well known in political mids, I'm sure they need no introduction to the matter.

[LadyRuby]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,178042,00.html

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'T')he decline in world oil reserves is such a pressing and enormous problem that it will take a project of the same magnitude as putting a man on the moon to solve it, Rep. Roscoe Bartlett, R-Md., told House colleagues Wednesday.

In 1970, the United States already reached the halfway point of its oil production and has been facing diminishing supplies ever since. The rest of the world will soon approach the same "peak" or tipping point -- some experts project that will arrive as soon as 2015, but no later than 2030 -- and when it does, it will have to face numerous economic, political and social issues that come along with it.

"How and when we as individuals and government leaders will respond to global "peak oil" is what we need to address immediately," said Bartlett in his written statement before the House Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. "I believe global 'peak oil' presents our country with a challenge as daunting as the one that faced the astronauts and staff of the Apollo 13 program. Contingency planning, training, incredible ingenuity and collaboration to solve the problem brought the Apollo 13 astronauts back home safe."

[Jack]

With respect to the Honorable Congressman Bartlett...putting a man on the Moon was trivial by comparison.

We are dealing with the need - dare I say requirement? - for a complete paradigm shift on the way we use energy. We will, perforce, change the very structure of civilization.

[dub_scratch]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Jack', 'W')ith respect to the Honorable Congressman Bartlett...putting a man on the Moon was trivial by comparison.

We are dealing with the need - dare I say requirement? - for a complete paradigm shift on the way we use energy. We will, perforce, change the very structure of civilization.

[Jellric]

Speaking from the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives.

And look..he brought charts and graphs!

[LadyRuby]

Which cpan? Do you have a link?

[Rabbit]

I'm watching it now. Wow, he is not pulling any punches.

[Leanan]

It's the regular cable channel C-SPAN.

They might put a video and/or transcript at their Web site:

http://www.cspan.org/

[Leanan]

I just checked, and there's a live feed.

http://www.c-span.org/watch/cspan_rm.asp?Cat=TV&Code=CS

[qwanta]

I was flipping channels, and nearly fell off my chair when I saw the peak oil graph with the "classic" world oil discoveries and world oil production curves.

It's a pretty good presentation. He's going over the inadequacy of alternative fuels at the moment.

[Rabbit]

Listening to him is like taking this web site and compressing it down to a single talk. Hubbard's peak, tar sands, solar, corn energy, natural gas, energy Efficiency ratios, peak wood, it's all there.

[MattSavinar]

I have to give the man credit for his tenacity. I hope I'm kicking as much ass when I'm his age as he is. (I think he is 80 years old!)
Best,
Matt

[Leanan]

I suspect a lot of his rightwing cronies think he's gone senile. And the leftwingers think he's a rightwing dittohead, except for this weird peak oil thing.

From what I've heard, though, he's a very intelligent and accomplished man. He's got a PhD and has worked as a research scientist, professor, and inventor. He holds many patents. And he's a Seventh Day Adventist, which means he lives the way many think we'll all have to after the peak.

[UIUCstudent01]

I'm getting some lady talking about "Hurricane Republican"... about budget deficits and all.. So I guess I'm late to the party..

[AlCzervik]

I had to laugh because my dad called me and said "that peak oil thing you always talk about is on CSPAN!" I didn't catch the introduction, but it was an extremely smooth performance. My favorite chart had energy profit ratios and usefulness in transportation on opposite coordinates. I can't think of a clearer way to make the point that something like nuclear power will help keep the lights on, but it sucks for moving people and goods around the world.

[Jellric]

According to Wikipedia he'll turn 80 next June. Looking good, baby!
Roscoe is tanned, rested, and ready. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roscoe_Bartlett

[thorn]

I posted the text here
Others from before: http://www.xecu.net/thorn/PO/

[thorn]

They have written to the Swedish Prime Minister about PO:
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'U').S. House Peak Oil Caucus Chairmen Reps. Roscoe Bartlett and Tom Udall Write Swedish Prime Minister and Commend Government of Sweden for Model National Commission on Oil Independence
Washington, DC – The chairmen of the United States House of Representatives Peak Oil Caucus, Congressmen Roscoe Bartlett and Tom Udall wrote a letter to Prime Minister Goran Persson of Sweden to commend him and the government of Sweden for its December 13, 2005 hearing about peak oil by the newly established National Commission on Oil Independence. The Commission has a goal of ensuring Sweden’s independence from oil by the year 2020.

Congressmen Bartlett and Udall informed Prime Minister Persson of the legislation that they have introduced H.R. 507 which expresses "the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States, in collaboration with other international allies, should establish an energy project with the magnitude, creativity, and sense of urgency that was incorporated in the `Man on the Moon' project to address the inevitable challenges of `Peak Oil'."

Congressman Bartlett and Udall concluded their letter with offers for future cooperative efforts. “We welcome the opportunity to become informed about the continuing efforts of the National Commission on Oil Independence and to initiate exchanges of information and opportunities for collaborative efforts by the Commission and the Peak Oil Caucus to benefit our citizens and our world.”

[Starvid]

I saw the first oil comission hearing on TV a few days ago. The PM chairs it by himself. While Kjell Aleklett (chairman of the Association for the Study of Peak Oil & Gas, ASPO) is not a member of the comission he was present and said some good stuff.

This is a link to Aleklett's lecture http://regeringen.se/content/1/c6/05/48/80/d340bbed.ram

[Eli]

How much you wanna bet ol Roscoe has been to this site before.