The Ethanol Papers - Paperturn manuscript - Flipbook - Page 484
oil and related refined fuels that she believes "strengthen America's power." I'll
explain the connection to parallel universes in a moment.
I learned about this book from an interview with Ms.
O'Sullivan on Dennis Prager's radio show. Although
I don't agree with everything that Dennis says, despite the fact that he's a fellow Brooklynite of my
generation, his show is my morning program-ofchoice when I happen to be in the car during his
broadcast hours.
I missed a portion of the interview, but I heard a fair
Meghan L. O'Sullivan
portion. I did hear Dennis talk about her credentials,
which include her position as Kirkpatrick Professor
of the Practice of International Affairs at Harvard University’s Kennedy School,
as well as several high-level political/government stints. In short, Ms. O'Sullivan
appears to be considered an expert in "energy, energy R&D, energy security,
energy innovation policy, oil and energy prices, oil, renewable energy, and U.S.
energy policy." Whew, I'm exhausted just thinking about all that. I better go get
another cup of coffee.
Okay, I'm back.
Suffice it to say, I didn't agree with Ms. Sullivan's comments on Dennis Prager's
show, notwithstanding her considerable credentials. However, since I didn't
hear all of the interview I thought that I should read her book before cementing
my position on her position(s) and publishing my comments. So I hightailed it
over to my local Barnes & Noble store to pick up a copy.
Incidentally, just prior to leaving to go to the book store I did send Ms. O'Sullivan
an email in which I inquired if she received or is receiving any remuneration
from the oil industry for writing the book. While I did receive back a return-receipt email indicating that she received and (may have) read my email, she has
yet to respond to the question. Just so you know, I only ever consider the answer important if the information proffered by a recipient of remuneration is
wrong and/or misleading.
Circling Back To Parallel Universes
Okay, so here's why I've attached the theory of parallel universes to Ms. O'Sullivan's book and appearance on Dennis Prager's radio show: "WINDFALL"
reads as if there are no other sources of energy (or fuels) other than petroleum
