A Presidential Energy Policy

Michael Ruppert's strength is not writing–he is much better when he speaks–but he is not interested in creating a literary work, he is interested in sounding a warning of the coming catastrope that will result from oil depletion and humanity's lack of action in dealing with it. It's message is stark; the optimal response will still result in hardship because we do not have sufficient lead time in making a seamless transition to an alternative way of life. Worse, we are stuck in the paradigm of trying to recover a way of life that will never be again (see economy, current). He catalogues the alternative sources of energy and illustrates how for a variety of reasons they are not panaceas to the evolving crisis. Finally he provides a list of recommendation which, as he says, should provide a starting point for discussion on the problem of peak oil. I would highly recommend reading Richard Heinberg's The Party's Over before reading this book as it provides a foundation for understanding oil depletion and it's implications.