Perception Management – CERA and IHS Energy

The Oil Drum – [editor’s note, by Dave Cohen] This is Part 1 of what I hope will be a 2 part series. The second installment is tentatively titled Getting to Know Daniel Yergin. Enjoy and remember what’s at stake…

This story’s aim is to investigate the CERA method, provide background for these latest statements and round out Aleklett’s critique. The view here is that CERA, which is wholly owned by IHS Energy, is misleading the public and our elected representatives. These two organizations are managing perceptions as they cast aspersions on the peak oil view of reality and present misleading or incomplete analysis to the media. These half-truths have gone on long enough. A bit more in-depth analysis is required to reveal this charade for what it is. Our future energy need is put in ever greater jeopardy the longer the world waits to mitigate the crisis. One step toward changing perceptions to create a call to action is to refute deceptions, whether they are intentional or not.
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