Excerpts from Colin Campbell's foreword on Michael C. Ruppert's book "Collapse: The Energy and Money in a Post Peak Oil World"

On oil and gas...

"First, they are finite resources formed in the geological past and are, therefore, subject to depletion. Second, they have to be found before they can be produced, the peak of which is long past. ... The economic and political consequences of this turning point for mankind are colassal, demanding far-reaching political responses... Many claims have been made that new technology will counter the natural decline, yet the arguments overlook the irony that the better the technology, the faster the depletion."

Oil Fact #1

Did you know that it requires approximately 7 gallons of oil to produce a tire. The substances needed to produce the rubber is from 5 of those gallons and two gallons to supply the energy to manufacture the tire.

Source: Rubber Manufacturers Association