DrumBeat: September 18, 2006

[Update by Leanan on 09/18/06 at 9:28 AM EDT]

Oil Companies Are Now Debunking 'Peak Oil' Alarmists

...The giant Gulf find serves as a harbinger of significant oil discoveries to come, and it highlights why we should all be skeptical of the peak oil theorists.

What I forgot was the peak oil pranksters view their opinions as closer to theology than theory. My Huffington article was bombarded with barbed comments and understandably self serving challenges. It was as if I had questioned received wisdom and, possibly more significantly, a key link to ever higher prices.

Pragmatists And Heretics - Peak Oil And Runaway Global Warming

There is no more wicked a heresy today than to suggest that the organic growth of our present economy should be interfered with, should be replaced by a much more planned and regulated economy. Is there a fool who would endanger millions of people's lives arguing for the impossible?


Amtrak fares up; ridership adapts

A year after Amtrak announced steep increases of up to 59 percent in monthly pass fares, scores of commuters have abandoned its Northeast Corridor trains for other means and, in some cases, new jobs or addresses.


Swedish nuclear plants still too unsafe to re-open


Reactors Prone to Long Closings, Study Finds

An analysis of nuclear reactors by a safety group has found that they are prone to costly, lengthy shutdowns for safety problems regardless of their age or the experience of their managers. The finding could have implications for companies considering building new reactors.


Who Produces the Most Oil? Not Who You Think


Petrol pump strike hits Mumbai hard

With most petrol pumps in the city running dry by early morning, the traffic might soon be forced to come to a grinding halt.


US controls price of crude oil


The Good News About Oil Prices Is the Bad News


Rumsfeld Unveils New Justification For Iraq War: High Gas Prices


OPEC casts a dark eye on the greening of energy


Shell CEO sees oil prices 'lower than today:


Russia Threatens to Cancel Shell, Mobil and Total’s Licenses


Iran, Norway sign oil exploration deal


Benjamin Fahrer Permaculture Interview