[mountainlion]

we are at peak oil if the government retains it's totalitarian hold on oil reserves they have locked up on public lands. If a new administration, say Sarah Palin, were elected they could open the floodgates and release more oil than we can imagine.

[thackney]

we are at peak oil if the government retains it's totalitarian hold on oil reserves

Tough to make that claim when our total production rate is rising anyways.