“Big Brother” may end up being very, very small

[Tracy Riddle]

I generally like Prouty, but he is not a geologist. And even on subjects related to his background, he sometimes makes claims that are not supported by the evidence. He claims that the motorcade route in Dallas should have been completely locked down with every window closed and every rooftop watched. However, there are numerous photos and videos of motorcades before Dallas (both JFK and Eisenhower) that show the same conditions as in the Dallas motorcade.

I agree that Prouty is no geologist and neither am I. But he knows how some like the game played and was part of some aspects of that game too. And it is the monopolisation and manipulation of a so called scarce resource that interests me. It is still an interesting article. I still need to know more about abiotic oil and look forward to reading some of Adele's linked articles.

We live on a finite world, and most of the resources on it are limited or at least impractical for humans to reach. Rare earth metals and minerals used in high technology are a good example. If they are renewed, it is in geological time, not human time.

I recommend reading these skeptical articles as well:

http://www.resilience.org/stories/2004-1...ontroversy
http://www.fromthewilderness.com/free/ww..._pt1.shtml

We shouldn't believe in a conspiracy because we like how it sounds, or because it fits with our ideology, but because the evidence supports it. A good example is Webster Tarpley, who I like on political/historical subjects, but he's basically a cornucopian on economics and resource issues because it fits his political world view. History shows that Nature will not conform itself to accommodate our ideologies.