Month September 2005

Sharply higher oil and natural gas coming?

Dr. Michael Economides, well-known oil expert (and hardcore neocon) predicts $100 a barrel oil and $20 per McF of natural gas by Christmas. He called $65 a barrel oil correctly a while back… Reasons: Katrina and Rita clobbered production, increasing…

Global warming? You better believe it

As the media screams about the one-two punch of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the question becomes how many more times does America need to be knocked to the canvas before we answer the bell on global warming.

About that mayhem in NOLA

Remember the reports of violence in NOLA at the Superdome and Convention Center? Well, it never happened. Rumors of deaths greatly exaggerated Widely reported attacks false or unsubstantiated 6 bodies found at Dome; 4 at Convention Center “I think 99…

Bush plea for cash to rebuild Iraq raises $600

An extraordinary appeal to Americans from the Bush administration for money to help pay for the reconstruction of Iraq has raised only $600. It is understood to be the first time that a US government has made an appeal to…