"Oil Shockwave Scenario"

Citation
“Oil Shockwave' scenario: How the U.S. might deal with a terrorist strike”
csmonitor.com
5/11/08
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0512/p25s01-wmgn.html

Summary

Former U.S. officials and other panelists met at Harvard University on April 28, 2008, to discuss a method to deal with an oil crisis if a terrorist attack was to occur on an oil tank. Some solutions included a 50-mile per hour speed limit, releasing some of the 700 million barrels of petroleum, or to lower oil demands by encouraging public transportation and driving efficient cars. Some people think that we shouldn’t wait for an attack because the rising climates will be even worse in the future. There has also been talk of adding a “Secretary of Climate Change” to the panel for our next president.

Reactions
· This article relates to the AP World History theme of, impact of technology, economics, and demography on people and the environment because with technology that lets us use oil to drive, has a negative effect on our planet.
· The history of this issue began when we discovered that oil would allow us to use cars and other types of machinery. Oil is a fossil fuel, which means there is only a certain amount of it on our planet. It is already becoming very scarce.
· The point of view of this article is a male, who is an insider.
· The author does indicate some bias in this article by saying a terrorist attack. If he would just say, an attack on an oil tank, instead of terrorist attack, it would sound less accusing to others, possibly to those who we are currently at war with.
· The point of view from our current president would be helpful to understand this issue on what he thinks would be a good method to use for oil demand.
· I feel that we should all help do something for our planet whether it would be recycling or planting a tree. Every little thing we do adds up with the things people all over the world are doing, which will only benefit us all. I also think that a secretary of climate control would be useful to our environment.