more on peak oil

Here's another article about biofuels, ethanol, and the price of corn. But what really struck me about it was a casual remark in the middle of the article:

The driver behind this sudden switch to growing corn is the fact that world oil supplies have peaked.

!?!?!

The Scotsman, it would seem, has made up its mind, and no longer has any real doubt about the issue.

Meanwhile, of course, American news sources are still unable to see beyond their noses, and are eagerly discussing the demise of peak oil. Even the Grist, an environmental magazine, has stopped believing in it. The numbers, however, seem to say otherwise. My, my...won't we all look silly soon, when the truth becomes clear?