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This is truly bizarre, and makes us think of the movie 2012, where the White House had people killed in weird accidents whenever they seemed like they were going to spill the secret that the world was ending. Matthew Simmons has been found dead in a hot tub in Maine. He’s the man who’s been saying for the last few years that Saudi Arabia is lying about how much oil it has in its reserves, and that “the twilight in the desert” is coming (which is the name of his book on the subject). What’s really interesting to us is...

I am going to address a touchy subject in this essay, but I simply can’t ignore it any longer. I have noticed that a lot of people are finding my blog through keyword searches of “Debunking Matt Simmons.” About two and a half years ago, I did write an essay called Debunking Matt Simmons. Because of Matt’s recent claims about the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, there has been a spike in interest over whether his claims related to the disaster are actually credible. So now seems like a good time to revisit the subject. Claims like "BP will...

There is a certain frustration in hearing some of the officials who act as spokesmen for the management team handling the spill from the Deepwater well in the Gulf of Mexico. Their evaluation of the situation is bound around a full collection and compilation of the existing evidence, a comprehensive and contemplative understanding through a scientific explanation of the causes of whatever anomalies and other behavior that is not following the model anticipated, and subsequently then working out the best steps forward and determining the potential benefits relative to alternative approaches.