Peak Oil Theory

The New York Times Slays the "Peak Oil" Dinosaur

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 05.25.2011

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Raymond J. Learsy

According to an eye-opening article in this Sunday's New York Times, Cretaceous period events may have yielded munificent reservoirs of oil. If so, the theory of Peak Oil has serious flaws.

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Michael Lynch, Wrong on Oil Prices for Over a Decade, is Wrong About Peak Oil

Joseph Romm | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joseph Romm

The future is just like the past, until, of course, it isn't. We aren't making more oil; we are, however, consuming more and more.

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Why Does Abiotic Oil Theory Ignite Peak Oil Theorists' Fulminations??

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 05.25.2011

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Raymond J. Learsy

Clearly something is afoot in the attempt to quash any and all discussion of the "Abiotic Oil Theory."

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Peak Oil Reader: Where To Start Learning About Peak Oil

Huffington Post | Barbara Fenig | Posted 05.25.2011

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Peak oil is the point at which worldwide oil production is reached. Once the oil supply peaks, petroleum extraction will decline, prices will increase...

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