Peak oil acknowledgement a breath of fresh air

NEW ZEALAND – The Green Party is welcoming Prime Minister Helen Clark’s acknowledgement that the Earth may have already reached peak oil production or that this point is very near.

“Helen Clark is the first New Zealand Prime Minister to grasp this fundamental driver of our future, and I commend her for this. Still, New Zealanders continue to wait with bated breath for some real action on this issue,” Green Party Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons says.

Ms Fitzsimons today asked the Prime Minister how her recent acknowledgement of peak oil would impact on the way her Government plans for the future.

“Issues such as public transport and finding alternative energy sources can no longer be ignored, and it was pleasing to have the Prime Minister agree with this,” Ms Fitzsimons says.

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