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Island Planet: A Survival Guide for The End of The Fossil Fuel World

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I loved this book! For me it was an interesting and fun book to read. The author is on the mark and most often hits the nail on the head. I lived and worked in Saudi Arabia and also lived in North Yemen. I receive an early buy-out of my retirement from Saudi Aramco Oil Company in 1998. I got even more interested in "Peak Oil" with Mr. Bush's invasion of Iraq in 2003. I have been researching the oil industry since 2001 and have spent over 8,000 hours trying to understand what's going on. The reason for this is I want to take care of my family, even after I am gone. Matthew Henley is a smart man and his views and facts and ideas have helped me greatly. What's so democratic about the internet is that even the most ignorant and uninformed people can voice an opinion. I've read for hours on Peak Oil Websites some smart people, but most are very limited in their knowledge, have never worked in the oil business, and have never been to Saudi Arabia, Russia or any further than Disneyland. Many of these websites are a place to play the blame game. Blame Democrats, Blame Republicans, Blame Bush, Blame Clinton, Blame oil Companies, Blame rich people, Blame OPEC, and the blame game goes on and on. The only thing these people seem to worship is the personal automobile. You don't have to believe everything Mr. Henley has written. Some of it seems to be off-the-wall, but this book and others have helped me put together a detailed hard copy peak oil plan for my family. We will move, we will be able to produce our own water, our own electricity, our own heat, and our lives will not rotate around a gasoline burning car. I have other plans ready for action. Regardless what happens, WW3, the collapse of the dollar, $12 per gallon gasoline, my family and I will live well. Gloom and Doom? Call it what you like, but most of these people who dismiss hard facts as gloom and doomers have the foresight of a snail. I know this for a fact, too many people and too many cars and it's growing like a global cancer. I am sure that 95% of the American public without cheap fossil fuel and government entitlements would starve. I am greatful to Mr. Henley for his work. Regards, Keith Renick, Peachtree City, Ga.