Oil Crunch Trumping Climate Concerns?

In 2006, I interviewed dozens of experts on energy, climate, and the economy for a story in our ongoing Energy Challenge series, and more than a few warned then that, in the world of politics and policy, the need to deal with a growing global oil crunch could well trump the need to curb greenhouse gases and limit long-term climate risks.

President Bush


In discussing oil shale, Mr. Bush made a fresh effort to get Democrats in Congress to consider unlocking the vast deposits of the Green River Basin, saying the cost of production is low enough to make such supplies competitive at current prices. But he didn