Rebuttals and counter-rebuttals to Mann’s Atlantic article
For those who care about mainstream press treatment of energy and peak oil, Charles Mann has published a long response to my rebuttal of his Atlantic article.
Amory Lovins followed up with his own critique of Mann’s piece, to which Mann responded. Lovins followed up with a rebuttal to Mann’s response [PDF].
I will not take this debate further at the moment, but I will note that Mann’s objections to my piece mainly focused on picayune details. If I had the inclination and the time, I could demonstrate that several of his objections are incorrect, but sadly, I do not have either. I think the thrust of my rebuttal–that it is far from assured, or even likely, that methane hydrates can or will be produced at an acceptable price or production level–still stands.
My extended reply to Mann’s response (the last one noted above) was posted in late May 2013 at http://www.rmi.org/Knowledge-Center%2FLibrary%2F2013-08_AtlanticMannRebuttal. — Amory B. Lovins, Cofounder and Chief Scientist, Rocky Mountain Institute
Comment by Amory B. Lovins — June 2, 2013 @ 6:57 am