The elephant in the room that no one wants to discuss is that crude oil is the foundation of our materialistic society as it is the basis of all products and fuels demanded by the 8 billion on this planet, of which only one billion existed less than 200 years ago.
Makes the main characters from "Dumb and Dumber" look like Einsteins
Stu, Ron Stein told me that you are interviewing him next Tuesday. Great news. He is an excellent educator. Steve