Matt Simmons
Matt Simmons
Matthew Roy Simmonswas founder and chairman emeritus of Simmons & Company International, and was a prominent figure in the field of peak oil. Simmons was motivated by the 1973 energy crisis to create an investment banking firm catering to oil companies. He served as an energy adviser to U.S. President George W. Bush and was a member of the National Petroleum Council and the Council on Foreign Relations...
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My teammates just got me the ball. If it wasn't for them getting me the ball, I wouldn't score at all. I just kept going up strong and hoping they'd fall in. But, I have to give most of the credit to my teammates.
irish people
They don't play Irish music, but at that point, I don't think many people will notice.
beat cut five senior
I'm a senior and we're champions. We beat Porter-Gaud five times. They were reigning champs, and now we are. We said we were going to cut down the nets, and that's what we're doing.
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You win the energy war by addressing transportation. It's the single most important issue facing the world over the next 50 years.
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I was looking for (opportunities). It was determination - trying to find the smallest little hole to get to the basket. When they started coming back a little, we had to step up our game. We weren't really worried though.
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Today, there are only a handful of tiny countries who aren't basically starting on a track of an unbelievable growth in their need for using more oil.