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Headline	Author	Published	Section
What Mr. Crude Oil sees ahead High oil prices are our lot until demand is destroyed, but no peak	Joseph Romm	09 Jun 2008	Gristmill
Goldman Sachs analyst Arjun Murti predicted the recent spike in oil prices, so it's worth looking at his recent interview in Barron's:IN 2004, ARJUN N. MURTI, A TOP ENERGY ANALYST AT GOLDMAN SACHS, published a report predicting 'a potentially large upward spike in crude oil, natural gas and refining margins at some point this decade.' It was a controversial call, with crude around $40 a barrel at the time. But it was right on the money. Four years later, crude is tradin ...
Topics: energy, gas prices, interview, oil (all these topics)

Terry Tamminen: Iraq and energy security It's all about oil, baby	David Roberts	13 Jan 2007	Gristmill
DR: You say pretty openly that Iraq and a good chunk of our defense spending -- about half total federal expenditures now -- is about oil. Not very long ago that was written off as a hysterical lefty conspiracy theory. TT: Certainly with respect to Iraq, as the excuses get peeled away one by one, even people who wanted to give the president the benefit of the doubt have got to say, either the guy's an incompetent moron, which may be true, or he's been lying ...
Topics: energy, interview, Iraq, oil, Terry Tamminen (all these topics)

Take a Peak An interview with peak-oil provocateur Matthew Simmons	Amanda Griscom Little	03 Nov 2005	Main Dish
Matthew Simmons: he's more radical than he looks. Matthew Simmons has been stirring up a lot of angst in energy circles this year. This well-connected industry insider has concluded that some of the world's largest oil beds may be on the verge of production collapse -- and he's willing to bet his much-vaunted career on it. Author of the recently published Twilight in the Desert: The Coming ...
Topics: energy, interview, oil (all these topics)

Friedman Fighter An interview with New York Times columnist and 'geo-green' advocate Thomas Friedman	Amanda Griscom Little	05 Apr 2005	Main Dish
An interview with New York Times columnist and "geo-green" advocate Thomas Friedman By Amanda Griscom Little 05 Apr 2005 Thomas Friedman. Photo: Greg Martin. As the green movement fends off accusations of impotence, Thomas Friedman has hatched an idea that could make a man out of environmentalism. In January, the three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for The New York Times debuted his "geo-green" strategy, a powerful proposal for reframing America's ...
Topics: climate, energy, interview, oil, politics (all these topics)

Rikipedia Author and oil-spill expert Riki Ott answers readers' questions		18 Mar 2005	InterActivist
Riki Ott, author of Sound Truth and Corporate Myth$. We know that using oil is wasting our planet, ruining the atmosphere and oceans, and poisoning our water and children, but we still find using it a reasonable thing to do. Who is really at fault, Exxon or us? Are we destined to pollute earth to a point that destroys us all? -- Bruce Wright, Executive Director, Conservation Science Institute, Wasilla, Alask ...
Topics: Alaska, business, energy, InterActivist, interview, oil, politics (all these topics)

Riki-Tikki-Savvy Author and oil-spill expert Riki Ott answers Grist's questions		14 Mar 2005	InterActivist
Riki Ott. What work do you do? What's your job title? For the past seven years -- 1998 to 2004 -- I researched and wrote a book, Sound Truth and Corporate Myth$: The Legacy of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill. Now I'm an author/activist/scientist on book tour. Titles: Well, I have been bestowed numerous titles by others. For example, "pain in the ass" by Alyeska, the consortium that operates and (sup ...
Topics: Alaska, business, energy, InterActivist, interview, oil, politics (all these topics)

Georgia on Her Mind Manana Kochladze strives to protect Georgia from a BP oil pipeline	Michelle Nijhuis	23 Apr 2004	Main Dish
The Republic of Georgia, which gained its independence after the breakup of the Soviet Union, may be best known to Westerners as the birthplace of Josef Stalin. But this new democracy, bordered by the formidable Caucasus mountains, is also known for its alpine forests, stunning mountain gorges, and clear-running mineral springs. Kochladze. Photo: Goldman Environmental Prize. Man ...
Topics: energy, Georgia, interview, land stewardship, oil (all these topics)

Shell Game Margie Eugene-Richard of Louisiana battled Shell on behalf of her neighborhood	Michelle Nijhuis	20 Apr 2004	Main Dish
Eugene-Richard. Photo: Goldman Environmental Prize. The Old Diamond neighborhood of Norco, in far southern Louisiana, sits between a Shell Chemicals plant and an oil refinery owned by a Shell joint venture. "We're like the meat in the sandwich," says Margie Eugene-Richard, 62, who grew up just 25 feet from the fenceline of the chemical plant. For decades, the 1,500 ...
Topics: business, energy, environmental justice, grassroots activism, health, interview, Louisiana, oil, toxics (all these topics)

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