finding the "peak oil" new thread reminded me I had a link to this: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7374585792978336967&q=robert+newman's+history+of+oil&hl=en Robert newman ( who I think is a british comedian has this performance on google video covering the last 100 years of the industrial age culminating in the cuurent world "petro-political situation" bet you didn't know iraq was involved in( cause of) WWI ;( I didn't either, I was taught the archduke ferdinand story) this wraps up with peak oil.It is 46 minutes long but thoroughly enjoyable. Learned about peak oil at a midwest renewable energy fair two years ago , have since read "long emergency" I am more than somewhat concerned here.Anyway its a good presentation.