Re: Hubbert's peak

[Doug Henwood <dhenwood@xxxxxxxxx>]

sartesian wrote:

> Which gets us to another point, and the one where industry, ideology, and
> cash flow meet:  The Hubbertists have created a veritable industry out of
> predicting catastrophe.

Which brings me to a question about the politics of this. Mark Jones,
may he rest in peace, was a big fan of Petroconsultants, who are
major catastrophists, right? But aren't the catastrophists in the oil
industry eagerly lobbying for tax breaks and reduced environmental
regulations? Aren't they, in a phrase, apologists for the industry?
Is this another case of politics making strange bedfellows, or am I
missing something?

Doug