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2. CERAWeek – The Hess Heresy

 From a peak oil perspective, the most interesting news from
Cambridge
Energy Research's 27th annual conference in Houston last week was the
talk given by John Hess, CEO of Hess oil. It is doubtful that the
conference planners knew what he was going to say for in essence he
told
the peak oil story to the over-flow crowd of 2000 or so conference
attendees. In words of the reporter from Platts, he "gave one of the
best speeches ever heard from one of the opening speakers".

Hess told the group that "Given the long lead times of at least 5-10
years from discovery to production, an oil crisis is coming and
sooner
than most people think. Unfortunately, we are behaving in ways that
suggest we do not know there is a serious problem." "Some say that
there
is a large endowment of resources and that there is nothing to worry
about. Some say that we have already hit peak oil, and there's little
we
can do. Others say that the rapid development of renewables will fill
the gap between demand and supply and reduce our carbon footprint in
the
process," Hess noted. However, he said, "It is imperative that we
change
our mindset, our sense of urgency, or the consequences will be
severe."

Hess's talk left little out. On demand he talked of the rapidly
growing
world population and growing fleets of cars. He said gas and oil are
still relatively cheap, that oil consumption will continue to grow at
1-1.5 million b/d for the next decade. New discoveries of oil are
inadequate; deepwater fields are difficult to exploit; there is
inadequate investment; unconventional oil and renewables will not be
adequate; there is a need for conservation; there is a lack of
trained
manpower. His bottom line is "the International Energy Agency
predicts
global demand to average 98.5 million b/d in 2015, based upon current
behavior; I do not see how we will meet this projection….An oil
crisis
is coming in the next ten years."

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" I do not see how we will meet this projection….An oil crisis
is coming in the next ten years."

Of course . . . I first gave and repeated that very same message more
than ten (10) years ago.

(Concerned readers may wish to review my July 9, 2002 letter to the
Prime Minister of Canada as found at http://www.taxrefusal.com )

Yet, in a display that mocks their false self-image as "thinkers", the
supporters of the status quo . . . (You know . . the cowardly fools
that would have all ignore their duty to refuse to support societies
that would be party to mass murder.) insisted that I must be wrong and
that there was a lot of oil and time sufficient to deal with any and
all possible problems.

Poor _p_r**ks: Their pens pissed shit  . . .  instead of poet's ink.

Of course there was "sufficient time" . . . . then.

But they, poor fools, dared not check their image as cowards who would
NEVER DARE think for themselves.

And so we proceed to a state of anarchy wherein those cowardly and
incapable fools will turn on each other, claiming a right to the
other's food stuffs. etc.

One can only wonder at the scenes that will reveal the odious lot of
those poor and ever so foolish cowards.

Perhaps "some" of them might develop spine and principles sufficient
to act on their above described duty and save a few dollars with which
to better prepare for the "Post Peak Oil" crisis?

Speaking of which . . .

The Tax Refusal is built on one argument:

That "The Rule Of Law" is based on the duty of all to
refuse to be party to murder.

Indeed:

"Äll have a lawful duty to refuse to support their society if that
society is participating in plans and preparations that are predicated
on a will and capacity to be party to mass murder."

Ergo: The Tax Refusal can't be defeated.

It continues to grow and shall achieve its stated goal.

Thank you.

To a safer, saner and more caring world.

To Duty.

Daniel J. Lavigne, Founder
International Humanity House
http://www.taxrefusal.com
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