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Sorry Philip, I didn't mean to imply that we were never going to run out of oil. My point was that, even as late as the 80s, kids were being taught that alarmist type of thinking that, quite frankly, has not come true. Of course our natural resources are not inexhaustible, I don't think...

Hey, speaking of alarmist thinking, I CLEARLY remember being told in elementary school (way back in the early 80's) that we would be out of oil or very close to it by the year 2000...it was a traumatizing thought for a kid whose parents had to drive him to school every day because the bus didn't...

First let me preface by saying I'm a "sort of environmentalist"--I recycle, don't drive an SUV, carpool when I can, turn off unused lights and appliances, etc. I don't protest and hug trees, but neither do I consume as many resources as I can with no regard to the environment. But one thing I...

I will soften this by pointing out that because of media saturation, I think it's less a part on the viewer "choosing" then it is the media "forcing that viewpoint" upon its viewers. If every TV station is trumpeting severe weather phenomena, and presenting no dissenting opinions, how can we...

Nope, the book just came out like a month ago. Nathan Webel hit part of it on the head: it's the media's fixation on what they choose to convey. I live in L.A. We had one bad spell of storms that lasted less than 3 weeks (and not even continuous rain, it went like 3 days on, 2 days off, 3...

Chris, pick up Michael Crichton's "The State of Fear" novel, and that should help ease your worries a bit... ;)