Peak Oil: The Pessimism That Just Won’t Die No Matter What!

Peak Oil: The Pessimism That Just Won’t Die No Matter What! Robert Bradley Founder and CEO of the Institute for Energy Research Principal, MasterResource: A Free-Market Energy Blog…. .… … [Editor’s Note: Peak oil won’t die because pessimism and Malthusian fears of running out are perennial favorites with those eager to scare others into putting

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Global Warming Scare Tactics Are No Substitute for Facts

Robert Bradley, Jr.Founder and CEO of the Institute for Energy ResearchPrincipal, MasterResource: A Free-Market Energy Blog.. .… … [Editor’s Note: Robert Bradley points out, with examples, that global warming is not an existential threat but something to be studied before acting rashly.] “Is there any more single-minded, simple pleasure than viewing with alarm,” asked ecological

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Want to See Something Really Scary? John Michael Greer Serves It Up

Michael LynchPresident, Strategic Energy and Economic Researchand Master Resource Contributor … . .. John Michael Greer, like other modern-day Malthusian crackpots, is making a living scare-mongering but his facts don’t add up and his theories are nonsense. A review of John Michael Greer’s essay-collection book, Collapse Now and Avoid the Rush, provides a good summary of

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