Wednesday, 26 August 2009 23:01 Last Updated on Wednesday, 26 August 2009 23:37
The Saudis are mad at us because we are developing renewables. Guess what? So are they. They understand that oil wont last forever, but they want to keep us addicted for as long as it lasts because it is what runs their economy...our money, that is. They claim that they were our good buddies over the years because they tried to keep production up so we wouldn't have shortages. We didn't see much of that last summer. And they were sooo good to us in 1973, cutting us off altogehter. What did we do to deserve that? Oh, we supported Isreal who was attacked by Egypt and Syria. What were we thinking...
The Saudis are also developing wind and solar; they have lots of both. Their purpose in doing so is to keep producing oil as long as possible because they know how addicted we are and if we can't wean ourselves off of oil they can continue to sell it to us at what ever price they want. I see their consternation as a very good sign. I say let them keep their oil. The sooner we get rid of it the better off we will be.