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Once upon a time Congress knew an energy crisis was coming
Extracts from the 2005 Senate hearing “High Costs of Crude” [ In Mason Inman’s outstanding biography of M. King Hubbert, “The Oracle of Oil”, he shows five different models Hubbert used to predict the continental peak of U.S. production that … Continue reading
Posted in U.S. Congress Energy Dependence, U.S. Congress Energy Policy
Tagged crisis, dependence, energy policy, oil, senate
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Schlesinger predicts investments in 2006 will cause oil glut and denial of peak oil in future
Energy Security and Oil Dependence. Two Senate hearings from 2006. In these two 2006 hearings (excerpts below), there is a constant refrain of our dependence on oil, yet now, many congressional hearings are about our energy independence. Apparently congress has … Continue reading
Posted in Peak Oil, U.S. Congress Energy Dependence, U.S. Congress Energy Policy
Tagged biden, biofuels, copulos, dependence, energy, energy policy, ethanol, grumet, khosla, oil, peak oil, schlesinger, woolsey
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Changing energy markets and U.S. National Security. House hearing 2011
House 112-89. December 16, 2011. Changing energy markets and U.S. National Security. House of Representatives Hearing. 69 pages. Excerpts follow: Edward R. Royce, California. Energy has become a national security issue in the United States. And one of the realities … Continue reading
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Tagged dependence, energy, oil, policy, security
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