I finally saw the entire film last night, a prof had a presented it, along with a Q & A afterwards....
Although I'm a liberal, there were a few in the crowd that believed that by driving Priuses/hybrids, demand will artificially remain slightly lower - along with prices; and thus, allowing the hummers and SUVs to continue driving for a while...[Reminded me of the tyler durden mantra of 'you're not free to do anything until you've lost everything.']
The movie make a witty remark regarding the forecast for hydrogen: "Let's see the crash tests."
[Ahh..so true]. Nuclear is also only a temporary option - only so much uranium [or plutonium - though knowing that stuff being in the hands of many countries cringe] exists, and it will peak eventually, albeit in a few decades.
One major fault is that the same three or four authors are issuing their diatribe over and over again.... Although the message is worth repeating, it can get trite in a 78 minute documentary. There is one part later on, from a conference, where other researchers talk for a few very brief sound bytes.
The pessimistic image of a few impoverished families sharing a dilapidated "McMansion" [1] ; growing vegetables in the front yard, struggling to make ends meet in a subdivision haunted me quite a bit.
catcha back on the flipside,
will.
<i>1. Kunstler blantantly includes his personal views against certain corporations in the film, which are not necessary and alienates those unfamiliar with this debate. </i>