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Jeff Rubin

In Case You Missed It: G8 on the Global Economy and Other Good Tidbits

July 11, 2009 · 3 comments

in G8, international economy, link roundup, reading recommendations

This past week the G8 met in L’Aquila, Italy to discuss the global economy but also climate change and reducing carbon emissions.  According to the Telegraph, Gordon Brown warned “that sharp and unpredictable rises in oil prices risk “choking off” the global economy and pushing the world into a [...]

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Turning Oil Into Water: The Middle Eastern Resource Accident Waiting To Happen?

July 10, 2009 · 3 comments

in Middle East, OPEC, agriculture, commodities, energy, oil, sustainability, water

“Saudi Arabia isn’t just running out of oil — it’s running out of water.  So is the whole region.”  So explains Jeff Rubin in his latest book, Why Your World Is About To Get A Whole Lot Smaller (2009) (read my review of Jeff Rubin here).
If you thought it was bad enough to see the [...]

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10 Fast Facts About the Declining World Oil Supply

July 7, 2009 · 14 comments

in commodities, energy, international economy, oil

You’ve heard of peak oil theory and have a vague idea of what it is, and you know much of the world economy runs on oil, but how specific is your knowledge?  If you invest in individual oil stocks/trusts as I do, you’ll want to know as much as you can about the oil industry.  [...]

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Why Your World Is About To Get A Whole Lot Smaller – Jeff Rubin (Review)

July 6, 2009 · 21 comments

in books, commodities, energy, environment, international economy, oil, reviews, sustainability

Are you liking the new frugality trend?  Get used to it.  Frugality is “in” and here to stay – but not because the U.S. housing and credit markets collapsed and 30% of everyone’s savings have disappeared.  According to Jeff Rubin, ex-senior economist at CIBC World Markets, the growing scarcity in the world’s fossil fuels supply [...]

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