In this week’s Energy and Capital column, I take Investor’s Business Daily to task for their recent editorial on peak oil.

–C

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Here is a new guest editorial I wrote for the Wealth Management Exchange site. Original here
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In order to address some of the confusion about energy in the media, I have developed a new “Peak Oil Media Guide.” I have invited all knowledgeable experts to provide comments and informed criticism, and have already received some good input. I hope it will be a “living document” that evolves over time, with widescale collaboration, and be useful to those of us who address the media. It was originally announced and published by the Association for the Study of Peak Oil – USA.

You can download the full PDF here: Peak Oil Media Guide.

For those who prefer a Word doc format, you can download it here: Peak Oil Media Guide (Word format). However this version may not be kept up to date.

The main points of the Guide (without the charts) are summarized below.
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Folks,

In this week’s article for Energy and Capital, I contend that while most of the economy still has a long way to fall, energy and commodities will yield standout gains.

Stay tuned for more guest editorials coming up in the next week.
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Folks,

I was interviewed this week by veteran newsman Harry Fuller on ZDNet (a part of CNET), and am reposting his article. The original is here.

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I hosted a web chat on Monday at the Washington Post, along with my co-author Brian Hicks, to answer questions about energy. For those who are interested, here is the transcript.
–C
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My book was featured on TheStreet.com on Tuesday, along with a short article I wrote for them about the facts of peak oil, and how most of the media are still getting it wrong! Here it is.
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Folks,

Happy summer solstice! Is it warm enough for ya? I don’t know about where you live, but here on the West Coast we’ve had August temperatures already…

In this week’s column for Energy and Capital, I revisit the big picture on energy and finance for the second quarter.

On Monday (June 23rd), I will be hosting an online discussion group about oil for the Washington Post from 10am – 11am PST. I don’t have any further information about it at this time, but look for it at washingtonpost.com, and feel free to jump in with questions!

Next weekend, my book will be featured at TheStreet.com in their “Open Books” section.
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Folks,

Just a quick update for you today:

First, my radio interview from May 27 on Issues Today radio is now online. You can download it here: Chris Nelder interview on Issues Today.

Second, my book was reviewed on TheOilDrum.com last week, and a pretty good discussion thread ensued. You can see it here: Robert Rapier’s review of Profit from the Peak

–C

Folks,
For those who are interested, my book was reviewed by Robert Rapier on The Oil Drum today, and a fairly interesting discussion ensued.

For this week’s Energy and Capital column, I finally got around to a topic I have long wanted to address: the impending net export crisis. It’s an important one, because it will hit us sooner and harder than the global production peak of oil.

–C
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Folks,

First, a few updates:

I had two more television appearances this week, the first with Neil Cavuto on Fox Business and the second with the Australian Broadcasting Corp. I’m waiting for video clips, as well as audio clips of my radio interviews in the week(s) prior. So stay tuned for those.

My book Profit from the Peak continues to do well, having been #1 in the categories of “Books > Business & Investing > Investing > Commodities” and “Books > Business & Investing > Investing > Futures” for several weeks now. The publisher says it is continuing to sell well, and the total print run has now reached 25,000. If you haven’t picked up a copy yet, please do! It was also featured last weekend on The Oil Drum.

The world is certainly starting to feel the pain of high oil prices, from the pump to the grocery store. A shoutout to SF columnist Mark Morford for his excellent opinion piece on the subject, Stay home, read, have sex: Will insane gas prices finally pummel us into evolving? How bad will it get?

The question everybody seems to be asking right now is whether speculators are responsible for the recent run-up in oil prices, and if something should be done about it. My column for Energy and Capital this week attempts to answer it. Read on…
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Folks,

Here is my latest article for Energy and Capital, in which I mark Memorial Day, 2008 as the end of the peak oil “debate,” and the beginning of a new dialogue about the future of energy…

–C

P.S. Speaking of which, my book actually reached #42 on the overall Amazon charts last week…a pretty remarkable thing, considering that only a couple of years ago peak oil was considered a fringe theory!
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Folks,

Profit from the Peak: The End of Oil and the Greatest Investment Event of the Century

First, the good news: My book cracked the top 100 on Amazon today!
Amazon.com Sales Rank: #62 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Popular in these categories: (What’s this?)

I also had a decent short radio interview with CNN today, which was broadcast live and at the top of every hour across the network. I’m still trying to round up an online copy of that…

Moving right along, here’s this week’s article for Energy and Capital.

If you’re a Bush supporter, and your knee-jerk reaction to this article is to dismiss it as mere Bush-bashing, then please look at it again. As far as I am aware, it’s simply the truth.

–C
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Folks,

Here’s last week’s article for Energy and Capital, in which I discuss the failing airline industry and the excellent long-term outlook for rail.
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Folks,

In my latest article for Energy and Capital, I see a turning point for Big Oil in the way that the Rockefeller clan is pushing ExxonMobil to invest in alternative energy.
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If you didn’t catch my appearances on Fox Business last week, they are now viewable on YouTube:

First appearance, part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQ_5S0bbjwU

First appearance, part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avQosIzdgXw

Second appearance with Neil Cavuto: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UdewQcAhQI

Folks,

This week I had the privilege of appearing twice on Fox Business to discuss high oil prices and record profits for Big Oil. I don’t have the video online yet, but when I do, I’ll post it here.

I discussed the first appearance in my Energy and Capital article this week, which you can read below.

The appearances are part of the promotional effort for my new book, Profit from the Peak, which I hope you’ll all pick up and read!

As always, I welcome your feedback.

Cheers,
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Folks,

In my latest article for Energy and Capital I take a close look at what’s really behind “high” gas prices, and debunk some myths. I hope you find it educational.
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Folks,

Here’s the final part of this market outlook series. This part deals with energy, weather and higher food prices. See also Part 1: I’m Changing My Name to JPMorgan and Part 2: Skyrocketing Fossil Fuel Prices Favor Renewables.
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Folks,

Here’s part 2 of my market outlook series. In Part 1, I’m Changing My Name to JPMorgan, I looked at the subprime crisis, the dollar, and how the financial landscape has affected commodity prices. In this part, I dig deeper into each major source of energy, and look at the fundamentals that are driving their skyrocketing costs.
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