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Toxic optimists vs. plaid shirts
Delusional Beltway optimism about energy |
Michael Tobis |
12 Nov 2007 |
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| A couple of weeks ago, I attended a seminar hosted by several departments at the University of Texas on the topic of 'peak oil.' The occasion was the visit of David Sundalow of the Brookings Institution, who is hawking his new book Freedom from Oil. This was mutually convenient for him and the university, which is trying to carve out a position as an optimistic, rolled-up-sleeves, can-do problem-solver in the fields of energy and water. I have no objection to that ... |
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| Topics: biofuels, ethanol, hybrids, cars, books, energy, climate (all these topics) |
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