Russell Gold’s Wall Street Journal article “ Why Peak-Oil Predictions Haven’t Come True ” hit the web yesterday. And given Gold’s position as senior energy reporter for the Journal, this is likely the highest profile Peak Oil article of the year. You may also remember Gold from the great video interviews filmed as part of his book tour for his latest work “ The Boom: How Fracking Ignited the American Energy Revolution and Changed the World .” Gold’s article comes from a very optimistic side of the Peak Oil Debate, but the pessimistic position isn’t as weak as Gold suggests. Let’s jump in to examine the truth about past oil predictions, why the rate of oil production is the only correct metric for these debates, why these discussions should be grounded on present-day events, and why realistic estimates of our energy future should be our ultimate goal. Peak Oil […]