He is also a nut case proven wrong every time.
His 15 minutes of fame are long over.
And this is the guy banging the drum so loudly on “peak oil.”
I HATE Gov’t political and Media hype - Mad Cow, Global Warming, H1N1, Toyota, and BP Spill is just the latest. Anyone who feeds into it or tries to gain from it is public enemy #1. I don’t know enough about Simmons, but he may reach that level soon.
I think Matt Simmons had some good experience, and knowledge in the oil industry. I think he had some valid concerns about things getting out of control. Right now we ‘hope’ the well holds until it’s plugged properly.
HOWEVER, I think that Matt Simmons got quickly addicted to the publicity and attention, and now is forced to keep coming up with new ‘scares’, or his 15 minutes of fame will be over.
That is my impression, anyway.
TOD can be interesting to read, but is jam packed with peak oil nutburger pessimists and dystopian enviros.
Simmons has been a hero to them in the past. They are not to be taken seriously because their peak oil agenda makes them believe in all kinds of conspiracies.
It is my understanding that the Saudis have purposely cut back on oil production in order to preserve supplies for their future generations. I'll try to find a link for that.
Key step to kill Gulf gusher may happen sooner ( Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill )