--- author: Eric Wagoner date: '2000-10-13T11:05:27' draft: false title: Walter Yongquist, Chair Emeritus of --- Walter Yongquist, Chair Emeritus of the Department of Geology at the University of Oregon, wrote a nice piece titled [Myths and Realities of Mineral Resources](http://dieoff.com/page132.htm). By and large an even-handed view, he shows that we have a real problem with energy reserves, but both "big oil" and "the greens" are using half-truths and fallacies to push their views.