[MacG]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('matt21811', 'T')he 75% figure is miles above what other people are saying.
A more realistice figure is 3%.
I think you can come up the 75% figure if you use very ineffecient methods (that havent been used since 1950) to enrich your uranium and you use coal power to to it.

He did a good job of making a dry subject funny though.

[Kaj]

Hey guys, still loving your forum.

I'm just back from the Camp for Climate Change 2007. Whatever the media says, it was a resounding sucess - we managed to blockade the BAA offices for over 24 hours.

Many of you would have, I'm sure found the camp itself absolutely fascinating. It was a wonderful example of alternative lifestyle, and brilliantly organised. Even though there were 2000- so people, the camp was handled extremely sustainably and tidily. It was also a wonderful example of community living, everyone helping each other out, enjoying the simple pleasures of eatign around bonfires, music, dance etc.

Anyway -

Many of the environmental activists there were highly aware of Peak Oil. Many of them had a hopeful spin on it as a possible new epoch, built on a more local and sustainable basis. 'Peak Oil' is a term that most of the 2000 people used quite fluidly in their discussions.

One of the people there was a comedian called Robert Newman. He is very funny, and his most recent material is almost entirely focused on Peak Oil. Here are a couple of links I've found for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2o-G_s_uKlo

http://www.robnewman.com/video.html (check out the bottom right).

This is the way to get the message out, eh?

His serious message:
'Change is coming. Whether we become agents of that change or passive victims, is our choice...'

[NEOPO]

Excellent.

I know you are new here so please try the search feature before posting as you could have simply added to the following threads:

Robert Newman: History of Oil - a comedy show

and yes I made the same mistake Here

Mod's please merge? thanks. (your wish is our command *waves a magic wand* Threadicus Mergific!* azreal60)

[Kaj]

Aha, not much of a discovery on my part then. Still, he's worth pointing out again. And I recommend him live - he's a lot more polished and funny now than in those videos. He does some good songs too - he's like an energy aware Bill Bailey.

(For anyone here who isn't British and may not know what I was talking about - the Climate Change Camp which I spoke about was a demonstration primarily against airport expansion at Britain's largest airport. The expansion will demolish local villages and will massively increase Britain's CO2 output).

Keep up the excellent posts Neopo.