UK Citizens call on government to act on 'Peak Oil'

[Athame]

http://www.prleap.com/pr/7212/

UK Citizens call on government to act on 'Peak Oil'
(PRLEAP.COM)
A new petition entitled "Peak Oil Production & Decline - Raising awareness and discussion of the consequences and solutions" has officially been launched (Thursday 28th April 2005) by Powerswitch.org.uk to call on UK government to prepare for the serious economic, social and cultural adjustment of the twenty first century caused by global oil depletion.

The petition, which can be found at http://www.petitiononline.com/PeakOil/petition.html, lays clear the reasons why global oil production is likely to enter terminal decline within the decade while demanding serious action from the UK government. The petition calls for action such as recognising importance of oil and gas in agriculture and therefore addressing how food will be grown and distributed in the future as well as preparing a full, honest and major public awareness campaign on the future economic and lifestyle consequences of oil depletion.

“ People have to know,” explained James Howard of PowerSwitch.org.uk. “ It is only right that people should be given full knowledge of the likely economic future so that they can begin making preparations now. It is a lot to ask any government to give out what will be seen as bad news, but equally it cannot shirk from these responsibilities, which is essentially the future well-being of the United Kingdom. Whether the peak of production is now or ten years time, the important thing is to use the time and resources we have now with foresight, wisdom and urgency.”

The petition was based originally on Early Day Motion 199 from the 3rd December 2003, put forward by MP David Chaytor. Entitled ‘Oil depletion, energy self-sufficiency and the low carbon economy’ the Early Day Motion picked up a total of 55 MP signatures, including those of Peter Bottomley, Gerald Kaufman and Peter Ainsworth. “It is a source of hope that these MPs are prepared to go public and I hope they all get back into Parliament to raise this issue,” said James Howard.
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THIS is what has to happen here. We need to force the politicians to begin talking about the future when oil is scarce and expensive and what that really means for food production and transportation. This petition recognizes the danger to any bearer of bad news. It's a good first step for the people taking back the agenda.

Athame (edit: link may need space removed before last backslash--don't know where that came from! :shrug: )

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