The International Perspective: A Rave out of Saudi...
ALL,
HAVE BEEN OBSERVING THE TRENDS IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ALIGNMENT,OIL & GAS TO BE SPECIFIC.
CHINA HAS JUST SIGNED A $30 BILLION DEVELOPMENT/PURCHASE PACKAGE WITH CHAVEZ,THE RUSSIANS A $20 BILLION PACKAGE.CHINA ALSO PENNED A $12 BILLION DEAL WITH BRAZIL.
CHINA & RUSSIA ARE BOTH MAKING SIGNIFICANT IN ROADS INTO EXPLOITING AFRICA'S MINERAL WEALTH.I TRUST THE AFRICANS WILL FIND THEM AS BENEVOLENT AS THEIR EUROPEAN PREDESSESORS.
AS YOU KNOW THE WEALTH & PROSPERITY OF THE WEST WAS & IS BASED ON FOSSIL FUELS.THERE IS A ARGUMENT THAT ALLOWING OUR DOMINANCE TO SLIP WILL CONDEMN US TO A THIRD WORLD EXISTANCE.
SEEMS LOGICAL BUT GIVEN THE ECONOMIC REALITIES OUR DEPARTURE FROM FOSSIL FUEL DOMINANCE IS INEVITABLE.
THE PRESS HAS SUPPORTED THE GLOBAL WARMING ARGUMENT.
WHETHER THIS IS A NATURAL OCCURRENCE OR A MANMADE, READ FOSSIL FUELS, IS STILL OPEN FOR DEBATE.TO ME IT IS OBVIOUS THAT GLOBAL WARMING IS OCCURING.
THERE IS PLENTY OF PHYSICAL EVIDENCE TO INDICATE THAT IT IS PREDOMINATELY A NATURAL CYCLE WHICH HAS OCCURRED BEFORE.
ICE CORE RESEARCH IN GREENLAND & ANTARCTICA SUPPORTS THIS.
HAVING BEEN IN THIS BUSINESS FOR OVER 30 YEARS, I CAN ONLY SAY THAT FOSSIL FUELS ARE EXTREMELY UNHEALTHY FOR HUMAN BEINGS.
WE NEED TO GET OFF IT IF FOR NO OTHER REASON.
NATIONAL SECURITY ALSO MAKES A STRONG ARGUMENT FOR RENEWABLES.
THE GREENIES ARE ALSO DELUDING THEMSELVES IF THEY THINK THAT WIND,SOLAR & TIDAL SOURCES ARE ENVIRONMENTALLY SAFE.
PROBLEMS WILL ARISE WITH THESE SOURCES ALSO.
TO INSURE A PROSPEROUS FUTURE FOR OUR NATION & MORE TO THE POINT YOUR OFFSPRING, THE SWITCH TO SUSTAINABLE ENERGY RESOURCES NEEDS TO OCCUR AS RAPIDLY AS POSSIBLE.
YOU MAY FIND IT OF INTEREST THAT THE MILITARY HAS BEEN MOVING IN THAT DIRECTION FOR OVER 2 DECADES.
THE TRANSITION PHASE WILL BE DIFFICULT & A STRONG MILITARY WILL BE NEEDED TO INSURE ITS SUCESS.
ITS A DANGEROUS WORLD OUT THERE. ETHICS & FAIR PLAY ARE MAN MADE CONCEPTS & PRETTY WELL LIMITED TO THE ACADEMIC WORLD. ALTHOUGH I DO NOT AGREE WITH MUCH OF WHAT OBAMA IS DOING, I BELIEVE HIS EMPHASIS ON ALTERNATE ENERGY IS GOOD, ALTHOUGH MISGUIDED.
IF HE CAN BREAK THE CORPORATE LOCK ON OUR ENERGY POLICY IT WILL BE A GOOD THING.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE PREVIOUS REPUBLICAN ADMINISTRATIONS HAVE REFUSED TO DO.
ONCE WE START DOWN THIS PATH THE AMERICAN CAN DO ATTITUDE WILL INSURE SUCCESS IF NOT CHOKED OFF BY EXCESS GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION.
SCOTT MCCART
CHIEF FIELD ENGINEER
SAUDI KAYAN PETROCHEMICAL COMPLEX