Day: August 29, 2008

Insecure Property Rights May Be Helping to Maximize Current Russian Oil Output…

August 29, 2008

Michael Giberson …but not in a good way. The Streetwise Professor deploys a little Property Rights Economics 101 lesson as he contrasts the development of petroleum resources in Russia and China: An article on the McClatchy wire states that the Russian oil industry is facing a dire future due to “the practice of reaping quick … More Insecure Property Rights May Be Helping to Maximize Current Russian Oil Output… … More Insecure Property Rights May Be Helping to Maximize Current Russian Oil Output…

Boone Pickens – Texas Monthly on the Man Behind the Plan

August 29, 2008

Michael Giberson Texas Monthly magazine profiles Boone Pickens. Here’s a sample: In addition to the advertising campaign, Boone is also laying out his energy manifesto in his latest memoir, The First Billion Is the Hardest, which Crown is releasing this month. (His first memoir, Boone, was published in 1987.) “The times require a George Patton, … More Boone Pickens – Texas Monthly on the Man Behind the Plan … More Boone Pickens – Texas Monthly on the Man Behind the Plan