OilPoster.org. The Iraqi who saved Norway from oil. THE PARADIGM IS THE ENEMY: The State of the Peak Oil Movement at the Cusp of Collapse. THE PARADIGM IS THE ENEMY: The State of the Peak Oil Movement at the Cusp of Collapse A Speech by Michael C. Ruppert for the Local Solutions to the Energy Dilemma Conference April 27-29, New York City, at Cooper Union [This is the most important speech of my life. If you read anything I’ve written this year, read this – MCR] April 28, 2006 1630 PST – (FTW) – NEW YORK - A s a matter of necessity, in the course of a turbulent and often very difficult life, I have developed a pretty warped sense of humor.