Contra Costa Times: One of the most insightful comments on the current energy situation comes from Daniel Kammen of UC Berkeley. In a recent speech at an energy futures conference in Mexico (March 2008) he said: “The problem is we are running out of atmosphere far faster than we are running out of dirty fossil fuels to burn “… The overriding consensus is that oil prices will not drop back to the $20, $30, or even the $40 or $50 per barrel range. I think we are much more likely to see $150 per barrel …