Here at TOD, the story contributors and commenters present the "hard cold facts" but that doesn't actually get through to most people. A proselytizer like Kuntsler (like Paul of Tarsus) is just what we need. The analogy breaks down a bit because peak oil is not a religion and there's no Kingdom to look forward to. Instead, it is a geological, geopolitical reality but every reality-based movement that goes against the grain needs a fire-breathing prophet or two. Who do you want to listen to--one of Colin Campbell's boring but accurate lectures on the subject of peak oil or Jim Kunstler who gives you a sense of what's really at stake here?

I'm glad he's around and saying what he's saying.