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class=955363704-28022006>Following Tony's comment below and this from Keith
Thomas:</SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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size=3>That's odd. I have found that the complexity and controversy about
climate change causes most people to throw their hands up in despair at ever
understanding it. Peak oil is conceptually a comparative
doddle.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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class=955363704-28022006>T</SPAN>rue. I guess when I said 'more readily
understands', <SPAN class=955363704-28022006>what I should have said
is</SPAN> 'easier to engage in conversation about' - without needing a
preamble. </SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=955363704-28022006>Also true about petrol prices and public
concern, but (so far!) price rises often seem to be attributed to gouging by oil
companies in the public perception. </SPAN></DIV>
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<P><SPAN class=955363704-28022006><FONT color=#000080>Tony
wrote:</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=955363704-28022006><FONT color=#000080>> </FONT><FONT
color=#000000>Governments will get kicked out when the price starts to ratchet
up quickly and continually - regardless of party.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=955363704-28022006><FONT color=#000080>...which is why it might
benefit some (which?) party to apply that classic principle of communications
and bad news: "be first with the worst". </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=955363704-28022006><FONT color=#000080>Easier I suppose to do
from opposition - and timing will be critical - but imagine if a party said
"right folks, we're afraid it's gonna get real bad - and we're gonna have to
bring in (insert nasty conservation and rationing etc)"</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=955363704-28022006><FONT color=#000080>...mightn't win them the
next election, but might win them the one AFTER if things go to hell in the
meantime.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=955363704-28022006><FONT color=#000080>Yes - I know the Greens
tried hard with these messages, especially in the last NZ
election. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=955363704-28022006> </SPAN>Sandy
Pollard</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> Antony Barry
[mailto:tony@tony-barry.emu.id.au] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, February 28, 2006
3:24 PM<BR><B>To:</B> POLLARD,Sandy<BR><B>Cc:</B>
peakoil@act-peakoil.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Peakoil] Things to
come<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV>On 27 Feb 2006, at 4:26 PM, POLLARD,Sandy wrote:</DIV><BR
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face=Verdana><FONT size=2><FONT color=#000080><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: rgb(0,0,128); FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">W</SPAN><SPAN
class=449180705-27022006><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: rgb(0,0,128); FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">hat grieves
me is this: with the harsh consequences of the 'hydrocarbon twins' (global
warming and peak oil) - the former is the one that the public more readily
understands</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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<DIV><BR class=khtml-block-placeholder></DIV>The public understands too well
petrol prices going up. Every time they do peak oil needs to be mentioned.
Governments will get kicked out when the price starts to ratchet up quickly and
continually - regardless of party.
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<DIV>Tony</DIV>
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