With the latest UN report on climate, and other climate news intensifying, it isn't hard to see GW clouding the realization of peak.

But, maybe progress will occur with a greater motivation and less conflict than the strict realization of than the decline in availability of oil.

Here's hoping a few good decisions get made.

Posted at Bloomberg

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aKfmA4fMrsbM&refer=home

its about the OPEC meeting and what was said about the dollar and how it is overshadowing the Climate Change money they are offering etc.

I read and googled the story to try and find out what I could about the purported reason of why the meeting was broadcast to the press via a TV set.

Here is what I found

Several reports keep using the word "broadcast" and report what was "said".

One report said that ONLY the audio was broadcast.

The "mistake" lasted 40 minutes.

It was discovered after Reuters put out a report.

Then some officials and security "burst" into the room and ordered security to "pull the plug" on the 50 something inch TV.

The reason for the mistake was given as " a technician made a "patch" that was incorrect.

Was this on purpose, its very hard to say. I looked to the "cover" of why it was allowed to be heard (can't verify that it was "seen") from any report.

I see the story as possible it was a mistake. Lasting 40 minutes is a long time. It appears that the "communication" side of OPEC found out when they read it coming out over press reports LIVE.

However the "patch" story as (someone that is well familiar of how these things are patched and sent out) bears scrutiny.

To patch something means to "route" it somewhere. If the technician was patching it, where was it "supposed" to go. Was this supposed to go to a recording device. (and did the others in the room know that it was).

You would PULL patches or turn off equipment. Adding something means leaving it on and routing it somewhere. Why did the technicians not notice it was not being sent to where they thought they sent it.

Doing the AV/Video for a meeting like OPEC means security clearances and a reputation that you do things correctly, not some hotel or local guy.

I lean toward a mistake, but the cover story needs scrutiny by the press (which will not happen).

It also is not clear, but this Room and "monitor" they were viewing on appears to have been used to broadcast the "open" part, and was supposed to be turned off/unpatched from that room. Which is why a wrong patch was made doesn't really make much sense. But not knowing what else was in the system etc, hard to say.