Stories about the fictional planet Nibiru and predictions of doomsday in December 2012 have blossomed on the Internet. There are now (June 2009) more than 175 books listed on Amazon.com dealing with the 2012 doomsday. As this hoax spreads, many more disaster scenarios are being suggested. “Ask an Astrobiologist” has received nearly a thousand questions about Nibiru and 2012, with more than 200 answers posted.

(Ask an Astrobiologist, NASA blog)

***sigh, but on the other hand …

The world is much closer to running out of oil than official estimates admit, according to a whistleblower at the International Energy Agency who claims it has been deliberately underplaying a looming shortage for fear of triggering panic buying.

The senior official claims the US has played an influential role in encouraging the watchdog to underplay the rate of decline from existing oil fields while overplaying the chances of finding new reserves.

(Key oil figures were distorted by US pressure, says whistleblower, Guardian, 11/09/09)

Oh yeah … the masses have to be convinced that December 21, 2012 has no forseeable major disasters coming, but where there IS a major and forseeable disaster coming at us like a freight train … why … [stick head in sand after shoving fingers deeply inside ears].

As NASA’s astrobiologist wrote: “I note that my desk calendar ends much sooner, on December 31 2009, but I do not interpret this as a prediction of Armageddon. It is just the beginning of a new year.”