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.

The difference may be, greedy leaders will always be tempted to stave off the effects of Peak Oil by invasion, but it will be harder for leaders whose constituency cares about Global Warming to propose war as a solution.

I'm not saying it can't be done - Frank Miller wrote a graphic novel 20 years ago called "Give Me Liberty" where a militarized government sends troops to Brazil to occupy the rain forest because, apparently, when all you've got is hammers every problem looks like a nail.