Out of Oil?
Since the 1970's there have been dire predictions on running out of oil. It was supposed to happen in the 1990's when it didn't happen then the expected date was moved forward over and over again. There is no doubt that the amount of oil to be found is not endless but it seems their predictions are not connected with the real improvements in the technology of oil recovery.
Global warming, excuse me climate change is now the buzz word of the tree huggers. It's real interesting to note that one of the present proponents of this put out a book in the 1970-80's that the next ice age was coming. Climate changes as a method for extracting money from the government is always a popular past time.
Build a better crisis and the world will throw money at your feet. The crisis should be far enough in the future that today's changes can't be expected for immediate improvements but close enough that it strikes fear into the uninformed.
