The Oil Drum

I expected some more weight towards the sleuthing behind tracing the sources of oil, and instead found a delightful human-oriented "feet on the street" look at the problem. I think that's what we need - we need Joe Sixpack out there to become aware of the problem and there were a lot of Joe Sixpacks starring in this article and film.

That's how you get people interested, show you give a damn about people like them. Put people like them on the camera and let 'em talk. Very, very good stuff.

That probably would have been me paying that gal's $1 for gas for her, except I've never been in Ill. in my life.

The piece reminded me of The End of Oil by Paul Roberts, probably because both were so well written. There is a dichotomy among the people who write about this subject. The "content" people like Simmons, Deffeyes, Campbell, etc. have the most direct subject knowledge and hence credibility, but the journalists tend to be better at telling a story that keeps the reader engaged. As authoritative as Twilight in the Desert is, I would not recommend it to the average reader because it's too dry and too technical.