The new oil revolution: expect a glut soon

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By Alex Lennane

15/08/2012

Some good news – depending on your viewpoint, anyway. It turns out that we are not running out of oil, after all. In fact, there could be a glut by 2020 as new extraction techniques start to pay off in the Americas. But will that set back progress on alternative energies?

For weightier information, read the Harvard study referenced in the article.

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