Not too long, another in the endless procession of skate-past-facts-we-don’t like articles made its way into publication via a piece entitled “Here’s The Statistic That Will Be Written On The Tombstones Of Peak Energy Believers” Those concerned about the peak in oil production have apparently earned themselves a promotion! Now we are peak “energy” advocates. Who knew? Seriously … who knew? A nice little attempt to distract from the facts, but use whatcha got! ‘Peak oil’ proponents – the guys and gals who believe overconsumption combined with scarce resources will lead to stratospheric energy prices – are now clinging* to the hope that the shale oil and gas boom will fizzle out as the cost of drilling climbs. For the most part, the boom has held up, though no one believes it will last forever. But there is a fifth-column phenomenon this group has completely overlooked that will once-and-for-all […]