http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/18120/all en http://archive2.mrc.org/commentary/blackouts-new-energy-conservation-program <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/dan-gainor">Dan Gainor</a> </div> </div> </div> <p >     The well is about to run dry.</p> <br /> <p >     That’s what the International Energy Agency said in early July. According to the Financial Times, “oil looks extremely tight in five years time.”</p> <br /> <p >     Why wait five years? Oil looks pretty tight right now. As of this writing, oil is floating around $74-$75 and gas is more than $3 a gallon yet again. We aren’t running out by any means, but it’s not exactly pleasant for consumers. </p> <br /> <p >     And journalists are sure to jump on the industry once again. You can almost format the media coverage in advance:</p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/commentary/blackouts-new-energy-conservation-program" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Commentary MRC Business Coal energypolicy GasPrices InternationalEnergyAgency NaturalGas nuclear oil OPEC supplyanddemand VoluntaryHumanExtinctionMovement windpower Wed, 18 Jul 2007 19:29:50 +0000 admin 29643 at http://archive2.mrc.org