[hironegro]

Wow this excellent. Still don't understand why he's sticking his kneck out like this?

[mos6507]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('hironegro', 'W')ow this excellent. Still don't understand why he's sticking his kneck out like this?

[ReducedToZero]

Matt Simmons is a blessing to the peakoil movement. He carries professionalism, experience, and a demeanor which is great at simplifying and bringing the word "Duh" to an issue many people cannot seem to grasp. His appeal to the media and simultaneously to the peak oilist is something we should be thankful for.

[DantesPeak]

If anyone could find a recent video of Simmons, giving this or some other recent presentation of his, it would be much appreaciated.

[DantesPeak]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('pstarr', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('DantesPeak', 'I')f anyone could find a recent video of Simmons, giving this or some other recent presentation of his, it would be much appreaciated.

[jupiters_release]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('mos6507', 'H')e obviously believes the economy will remain functional enough to run an investment institution.

[Niagara]

A very good presentation.

I prefer reading Simmons over listening to him. Every 4th word he says is "basically".

[Revi]

I have watched a lot of Matt Simmons and here's one of the best ones. He does say basically a lot.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IwtAQzrfiw

[eastbay]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('pstarr', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Simmons', 'R')ebuild the energy complex –melt down our guns and tanks for pipelines, refineries and rigs.

[alokin]

Exactly with this suggestion I have got problems. Why investing Billions of $ for an infrastructure which has little future? The oil reserves are declining and we should build a brand new infrastructure as if it would be emerging?
I simply think that the level of energy use must shrink and families have to be planned in all countries.

[eastbay]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('alokin', 'E')xactly with this suggestion I have got problems. Why investing Billions of $ for an infrastructure which has little future? The oil reserves are declining and we should build a brand new infrastructure as if it would be emerging?
I simply think that the level of energy use must shrink and families have to be planned in all countries.

[mos6507]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('jupiters_release', '
')How do you know he isn't prepping for a future without a working economy, he has plenty of money to do so.

[KevO]

Simmons is the peak oil God.
He's more concerned now about WW3 breaking out because of peak oil deniers rather than peak oil itself.
Optimists are very, very dangerous, satanic people. They allowed Hitler and WW2 and if listened to will allow WW3.

I agree with Matt referring to the middle east reserves on
"If auditors are locked out, send in troops to get production data".

and I agree with Churchill on
"“I cried out but no one would listen and now Europe is devastated…There never was a war easier to win…Not a single shot needed to be fired…But, no one listened.”

and as Matt follow up
"The same words apply to our energy war…It can still be prevented without firing a single shot"

all quotes from

The Simmons and Co presentation

[Mesuge]

KevO>

as much as appealing the anti-appeasement stance of Winston Churchill in the 1930s could be and rigthly so, his motivation was more complex. For him the priority was to prolong the fading British Empire for as long as possible. On the other hand FDR worked just in the opposite direction, one can also called it "Uncle Sam's hostile takeover" of british assets..

The brits after the end of WWII had no money, no superpower grade position anymore, and rapidly desintegrating colonies, many of them gravitating towards the influence sphere of Washington.

In the 1930s the U.S. government was almost taken over by a nazi-bushevics coup (grandpa & friends of the sitting presidential idiot), in that case there would be no allied european WWII campaign and also less likely war against Japan. But most likely some form of global nazi government taking place in the late 20th century..

Ahh, gosh, looking around, not much different by now anyway..

[hironegro]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('mos6507', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('hironegro', 'W')ow this excellent. Still don't understand why he's sticking his kneck out like this?

[ChuckT]

In 2004, I began an effort to educate my profession - the supply chain world - about Peak Oil and how their world would change forever. My premise was that supply chains were build on cheap petroleum and that was soon to be gone.

Four years later after watching oil go from $40 to $140, watching production stuck on 85 million barrells. I have spoken to over 3000 people and written several articles in major supply chain publications. I am tired. I think Matt is at the same point.

People hear you, but they really don't. Only a few seem to really get it. Look at all the people that write on these blogs that Matt has some agenda to make money etc.

I have never thought that about him. I haven't made any money speaking abut Peak Oil and I doubt he has either. I am sure he gets tired of telling the story especially when so little gets done.

Personally, I am about finished doing presentaions and writing about Peak Oil. It is depressing especially when you believe like I do that we are passed peak and you hear so-called responsible journalist talk about "drill, drill, drill" as the solution or oil shale or the Brakken formation or ANWAR. I hope all those get drilled, drilled, drilled just to shut those idiots up.

Anyway now that Peak Oil is getting some attention, we have so many hucksters with "solution" that nothing will get done because people will stay in denial until a crisis.

Like M. King Hubbert, Matt Simmons is a hero , but I am sure he is getting discouraged.

[Peleg]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('ChuckT', 'I')n 2004, I began an effort to educate my profession - the supply chain world - about Peak Oil and how their world would change forever. My premise was that supply chains were build on cheap petroleum and that was soon to be gone.

Four years later after watching oil go from $40 to $140, watching production stuck on 85 million barrells. I have spoken to over 3000 people and written several articles in major supply chain publications. I am tired. I think Matt is at the same point.

People hear you, but they really don't. Only a few seem to really get it. Look at all the people that write on these blogs that Matt has some agenda to make money etc.

I have never thought that about him. I haven't made any money speaking abut Peak Oil and I doubt he has either. I am sure he gets tired of telling the story especially when so little gets done.

Personally, I am about finished doing presentaions and writing about Peak Oil. It is depressing especially when you believe like I do that we are passed peak and you hear so-called responsible journalist talk about "drill, drill, drill" as the solution or oil shale or the Brakken formation or ANWAR. I hope all those get drilled, drilled, drilled just to shut those idiots up.

Anyway now that Peak Oil is getting some attention, we have so many hucksters with "solution" that nothing will get done because people will stay in denial until a crisis.

Like M. King Hubbert, Matt Simmons is a hero , but I am sure he is getting discouraged.

[Ming]

Simmons' presentation is excelent.