September 6, 2007:
THE PARTY’S NOT OVER In the weeks leading up to Labor Day, the stock and debt markets were roiled like sailboats bobbing in a stiff breeze. The credit crunch caused by the mortgage crisis ...more
August 3, 2007:
HARD TRUTHS, BIG OPPORTUNITY Ever since soaring Chinese oil demand and the various peak-oil theories have gained world attention, not to mention rising CO2 emissions, it has become clear: hard truths face the global ...more
July 11, 2007:
JUDGMENT CALLS So much of what happens in our private lives, in civil society, in commerce and in government—even when we’re reading the putting green—hinges on a judgment call. Do it now, ...more
June 8, 2007:
Shale Mania I’ve got it. I’ve created the perfect business plan: an E&P-oriented MLP that I call MyShaleYouTubeMLP.com. That ought to insure many happy returns, don’t you think? While Alaskan politicians and ...more
May 1, 2007:
CHICKEN, CORN AND COFFEE Inasmuch as we write about commodities that provide energy, I’ve been thinking we ought to expand our horizons a little about what constitutes energy. After all, federal, state and city ...more
April 10, 2007:
GLOBALIZATION There is a mini-tempest brewing over Halliburton’s announcement that it will move its headquarters to Dubai, as chief executive officer Dave Lesar sets up an office there (although other key ...more
March 20, 2007:
Running Hot and Cold It’s March. Let’s hope the month goes out like a lamb, because the winter has been too hot and too cold. The warmest December on record was followed by extreme ...more
February 14, 2007:
R&D under fire Sometimes the federal government giveth, but it taketh away just as often. Later this year, the Department of the Interior will open for leasing more blocks in the eastern Gulf ...more
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