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westexas on February 1, 2008 - 9:44am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

. . . "an oil industry expert we have known for years". . .

He who shall not be named?

Daniel Yergin Day: July 13, 2006
http://www.energybulletin.net/18111.html

In any case, in a column in Forbes Magazine, published on 11/1/04, Daniel Yergin, in response to a question about the future direction of oil prices, dismissed concerns about oil supplies and asserted that oil prices on 11/1/05 would be at $38 per barrel. Note that oil prices exceeded $60 in the summer of 2005, prior to the hurricanes.

In my opinion, Mr. Yergin serves as an excellent symbol of the major oil company/major oil exporter/energy analyst group. And since oil prices are now trading at close to $76 per barrel--twice Mr. Yergin's prediction--I hereby designate July 13, 2006 as "Daniel Yergin Day," in honor of Mr. Yergin's continued efforts to, in effect, persuade Americans to continue driving large debt financed vehicles, on long commutes to and from large mortgages.

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Moe_Gamble on February 1, 2008 - 1:01pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

That's what I'm calling Yergin from now on. "He who shall not be named."

lol, good one. You guys are a tonic.

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elwoodelmore on February 1, 2008 - 1:18pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

dont they keep recycling the same lines ? above ground factors,political upheaval,not enough investment,and last but not least those damn tree huggers.

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Robert Marston on February 2, 2008 - 1:42am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Ah, didn't you mean 'he whose name should not be spoken?' Now you're in for it, WestTexas. Dementors and Sidhe will both come a knockin.

As a less known author of fantasy (and oil science fiction), I couldn't resist.

Best wishes to all!

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stiv on February 2, 2008 - 11:42am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

http://www.energybulletin.net/36930.html

Published on 8 Nov 2007 by Energy Bulletin. Archived on 8 Nov 2007.
Young Daniel Yergin as peak oil activist (book review)

by Eugene Duran

I first learned about Peak Oil several years ago and have spent much time investigating the accuracy of our energy problems. The more you learn the worse it gets. I came across a book at a flea market entitled Energy Future: Report of the Energy Project at the Harvard Business School, edited by Robert Stobaugh and Daniel Yergin. At first I put it back due to Daniel Yergin’s position on Peak Oil. About a year later I returned and found the book still there. I bought it for 50 cents.

While I have not read every page I feel it is important to review this book now that we are where we are with regards to energy.

Energy Future is an astounding book. The following is a list of the chapters.

1. The End of Easy Oil
2. After the Peak: The Threat of Imported Oil
3. Natural Gas: How to Slice A Shrinking Pie
4. Coal: Constrained Abundance
5. The Nuclear Stalemate
6. Conservation: The Key Energy Source
7. Solar America
8. Conclusion: Towards a Balance Energy Program
9. Appendix: Limits to models
[snip]

Yergin, it seems, was NOT naive. He has been well-paid for his services and has had a good life.

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Aniya on February 2, 2008 - 10:21pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Hi stiv,

Interesting find. Scary to contemplate.

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