Some people (like the US House) seem to not understand how oil prices are calculated. Luckily, Marketplace has a great introduction to the subject called “Who’s getting fat on higher oil prices?” Economist Philip Verleger watches the oil industry. He says the ultimate price is decided by traders in New York, London and other global …
Yearly Archives: 2008
Scripps Canyon dives
Photos of diving Scripps Canyon It almost didn’t happen due to low turnout on the boat, but we managed to head up the coast with DCI to Scripps Canyon. I’ve gotta say, the boat is a lot nicer than doing the long swim from Scripps Pier or the walk from the access road. Luxury! The …
HMS Yukon dives
Photos of the diving the HMS Yukon Last Sunday I headed out for back to back dives on the Yukon. Conditions were OK, considering the very green water these days. I’m patiently waiting for the nice blue water day with 30 foot visibility on the wreck so I can get some decent wide angle shots …
Shark Frenzy in Solana Beach
TIME has a great story up by John Cloud called Shark Frenzy in Solana Beach. It has some great quotes: The media was fascinated because shark attacks are sickeningly grisly and cosmically rare. Your chances of being killed by a shark in any given year are about 1 in 280 million, according to the Harvard …
Shark bite and death at Solana Beach
A triathlete in training swimming with 10 others at Fletcher Cove was bitten once on the legs by a shark, and died from blood loss this morning. My heart goes out to relatives and friends. Hopefully this incident will be portrayed respectfully and accurately in the media. This was an unfortunate incident, but it is …