NPR discusses Peak Oil with Matthew Simmons and Daniel Yergin


NPR had an interesting article about Peak Oil in their morning business edition dated May 2, 2006. Along with today's article was an intriguing interview on NPR that earlier discussed the topic of Peak Oil. In the interview are two competing view points on the subject. Matthew Simmons, author of, "Twilight in the Desert," believes we are running dangerously close to worldwide peak oil production. Also interviewed was author of, "The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money and Power," Daniel Yergin, believes there are, "...ample supplies of (oil) beneath the surface of the planet" to last, "...quite a number of years." Yergin does however question,"...what happens above ground," in the production of oil.



In a related article NPR has a Q&A feature regarding high gas prices.