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Energy Crisis Brings Mad Max One Step Closer

Posted June 4, 2008

“Inspired by true events of the ‘70’s, The Road Warrior paints a dark picture of a world in the very near future. In the film, the world has been thrown into chaos by an apocalyptic energy crisis. Perhaps these images are just a glimpse of things to come… ” — Mike Burnick

by Mike Burnick

Baltimore – (TFN): Political unrest in the oil-rich Middle East boils over into open conflict…

A line of cars stretched for blocks winding into a gas station. The price is US$7 a gallon…but the price is partially covered by another hand-painted sign that reads: “Authorized Vehicles Only.”

On the floor of a stock exchange frantic traders cry: Sell…Sell…SELL! But there are very few buyers…

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The Great Dilemma of 2008: Fuel Your SUV or Feed Your Family?

Record high oil prices and booming demand for bio-fuels has caused critical food shortages in the U.S. and will make a record 28 million Americans buy their groceries with food stamps…

Overseas this dilemma has turned violent, as:

Deadly food riots broke out in Haiti…Stampedes in Chinese supermarkets trampled shoppers… An outright “rice crisis” leaves thousands malnourished throughout the Philippines…

But this is only the beginning. Take action now to protect yourself and your family from what’s quickly becoming the first worldwide food crisis in decades.

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Anxious families gather around the television as a politician addresses the nation…a state of emergency is declared…but then the screen is filled with static. A moment later, lights in the neighborhood flicker and go dark…in fact whole cities go dark…with nothing left to power the generators…

These could be scenes from America’s last energy crisis in the 1970’s - but in fact they are scenes conjured up by Hollywood… specifically in the 1981 film The Road Warrior.

Inspired by true events of the ‘70’s, The Road Warrior paints a dark picture of a world in the very near future. In the film, the world has been thrown into chaos by an apocalyptic energy crisis, and Mad Max must fight to survive. Perhaps these images are just a glimpse of things to come… Read on to learn the solution to this, the second, energy crisis.

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