'PEAK OIL' PHENOMENON QUESTIONED

'Peak Oil' - the much publicised idea that the world's oil resources are about to decline, throwing western civilisation into chaos - is being brought under scrutiny by the Lewes-based Changing Times organisation in a live debate entitled 'Peak Oil: Myth or Reality?', to be held at the Lewes All Saints Centre on 4th September 2007.

Much media coverage has been given to concerns that the world's oil is about to run out - yet some are challenging the science and motives behind these claims, believing that their inevitable economic and political consequences mask more shadowy agendas.

Andy Thomas of Changing Times says: "There is a lot of fear-bound confusion about the true issues around peak oil, and so we have invited two speakers to give an airing to both sides of the debate. On the mainstream side, Mike Grenville, a leading Sussex environmental campaigner, will put the case for the reality of peak oil. On the other side of the argument, Ian R Crane is an ex-oilfield executive who believes that the case for peak oil is unproven and that its ongoing promotion in the media is being used as a tool of control. The audience will be given the chance to participate in discussion, so that they can make up their own minds!"