<A Conversation with Vinod KhoslaThe Oil DrumDrumBeat: August 1, 2006>

40 comments on The Chicago Tribune Story on Oil

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Stuart Staniford on August 1, 2006 - 1:41am Permalink | Subthread | Comments top
I just got to reading it now. I can't remember the last time I read such a great piece of journalism.
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Prof. Goose on August 1, 2006 - 1:48am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
yeah, I agree completely.  I have an email in to the author (Salopek) and the researcher credited on the piece, first to thank them, but then also to try to get an interview with them about the fallout from the piece and "the media and peak oil."

It was a nice feeling...a little validation usually will go a long way.

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fleam on August 1, 2006 - 1:54am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
I expected some more weight towards the sleuthing behind tracing the sources of oil, and instead found a delightful human-oriented "feet on the street" look at the problem. I think that's what we need - we need Joe Sixpack out there to become aware of the problem and there were a lot of Joe Sixpacks starring in this article and film.

That's how you get people interested, show you give a damn about people like them. Put people like them on the camera and let 'em talk. Very, very good stuff.

That probably would have been me paying that gal's $1 for gas for her, except I've never been in Ill. in my life.

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Calorie on August 1, 2006 - 10:54am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
The piece reminded me of The End of Oil by Paul Roberts, probably because both were so well written. There is a dichotomy among the people who write about this subject. The "content" people like Simmons, Deffeyes, Campbell, etc. have the most direct subject knowledge and hence credibility, but the journalists tend to be better at telling a story that keeps the reader engaged. As authoritative as Twilight in the Desert is, I would not recommend it to the average reader because it's too dry and too technical.
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Glenn on August 1, 2006 - 1:09pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
Yes, Paul Roberts' The End of Oil was what got me interested in the subject. I literally picked it off the bookshelf, read the introduction and was transfixed. He explained it all quite well.
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Mad Maxout on August 1, 2006 - 6:28pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
I read a PO book written by an oil geologist and liked it, complete with the decently explained technicalness. I'll have to dig it up to get the title. It included some oil geology humor. I think it was "The End of Oil" but not sure.
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Berkeley on August 1, 2006 - 7:29pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
It also reminds me of The Prize by a certain other Pulitzer winner - who's probably taking some worried notice.
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Dave Cohen on August 1, 2006 - 3:01am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
I agree, it was quite good considering MSM issues.
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zeroworker7 on August 1, 2006 - 7:05am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
Hi Dave,

What happened to your post about electricity generation, th use of coal vs. nat gas, and carbon emissions?

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westexas on August 1, 2006 - 8:05am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
Writing, rewriting, and then again rewriting the opinion piece on Peak Oil for the Dallas Morning News (with a lot of help from Bart at the EB and Alanfrombigeasy), gave me a new found appreciation for how hard journalists work, and for how hard it is to write really good stuff (also made me realize just how poor a writer I am).
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westexas on August 1, 2006 - 8:11am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
BTW,

Alanfrombigeasy and I will be speaking at a local Peak Oil conference in Houston on Sunday, August 13th.  I'll post some more details later.  I was about to make some kind of joke about the weather in Houston in August, but after looking at the national weather reports, it may be cooler in Houston than in NYC.  

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