—Economist Paul Krugman on the possibility that George W. Bush’s tax cuts for the rich may get renewed
Kicking the oil subsidies habit
We’re “addicted to oil,” as George W. Bush put it—but oil companies, it seems, are addicted to oil subsidies
Big Oil now a small fry, Enormous Oil gaining power
The share of the world’s oil produced and controlled by private companies like Exxon and Chevron has shrunk a lot in the past few decades—but they still wield a lot of power
Read: “Activism v. Restraint”
by Jeffrey Toobin in the New Yorker
Read: “To Live or to Perish Forever”
Nicholas Schimdle’s book on Pakistan
“The U.S. oil peak might be seen as the most significant geopolitical event of the mid to late 20th Century.”
—from the Energy Bulletin’s Peak Oil Primer
The unreal reserves of OPEC
OPEC’s reported reserves stay constant most years, despite continuous pumping, which strains belief
“Goofball weathermen, Climategate, conspiracy theories—these are all a distraction from what’s really happening. Which, apparently, is what we’re looking for.”
— Elizabeth Kolbert on climate change
Read: “In quite a state” in the Economist
It’s hard to tell what counts as a country, and it’s likely to only get to harder
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