Whistle blower fesses up on oil figures

Seeing the documentary The End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the American dream inspired my interest in green programming. While climate issues have always been a the focus for the environmental groups and policy organizations, I have maintained that climate and energy scarsity need to be considered symbiotically when examining the problems and possible solutions. There has been lots of disagreement concerning the theory of Peak Oil and it is understandable now that we find that key figures have been falsified. Last month a whistleblower from the International Energy Agency reported that oil figures were distorted due to pressure from the United States out of fear of panic. A friend posted the Guardian link on Facebook. Oddly, I have not heard U.S. media reports on it, no casual water cooler discussions, nothing percolating out in the 'hood.