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John Ludi

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17. Yes...I was on there

Reply to Another Jackalope (Reply #9)

Thu Mar 10, 2022, 01:25 PM

Mar 2022

in the "good old days".

And yes...that was one of the things that told me that I probably wouldn't make it to a ripe old age...and if I somehow did, I probably wouldn't be too happy about it.

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The earth is running out of oil. Why is this not the top story every day, all the time? [View all] Rustynaerduwell Mar 2022 OP

Surviving climate change will be the big story in 50 years. Kaleva Mar 2022 #1

And one of the other stories will be why we allowed the big oil companies, other corporations, Dustlawyer Mar 2022 #15

Some scientists believe we are already past the point of no return Kaleva Mar 2022 #18

I was a small but loud John Ludi Mar 2022 #2

Ditto Another Jackalope Mar 2022 #9

Yes...I was on there John Ludi Mar 2022 #17

Hello, old friend. Duppers Mar 2022 #19

Hey there yourself! Another Jackalope Mar 2022 #21

Denial ain't just a river in Egypt Doc Sportello Mar 2022 #3

Over simplifying, but.. Omen78 Mar 2022 #4

As I understand it, it's not the cost in money that prevents further extraction, Rustynaerduwell Mar 2022 #7

We've been running out of oil for decades. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2022 #5

The end of oil is a good thing, not a bad thing. lagomorph777 Mar 2022 #6

The end of oil is good if we live through the wars it's likely to cause on the way there. Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2022 #29

The subject of "Peak Oil" was a big thing here at least 10 years ago. doc03 Mar 2022 #8

Very unfortunately we are not. hunter Mar 2022 #10

My biggest COVID takeaway... Hugin Mar 2022 #11

well said. maxsolomon Mar 2022 #13

To put it simply... Hugin Mar 2022 #16

Why is this not the top story every day, all the time? Caliman73 Mar 2022 #12

Because the world won't run out of oil for 50 years at the earliest SoonerPride Mar 2022 #14

Because we were making the same claim 50 years ago Amishman Mar 2022 #20

Global warming is warming up Siberia womanofthehills Mar 2022 #24

Maybe because we won't need oil in 2072? Polybius Mar 2022 #22

The largest wind farm in the USA was constructed by Pattern Energy womanofthehills Mar 2022 #26

The sooner the better. Peak oil paranoia is destructive in the... NNadir Mar 2022 #23

because we must never forget fossil fuels effects on the environment muriel_volestrangler Mar 2022 #25

NM has higher ozone levels from all the oil drilling in southeastern NM womanofthehills Mar 2022 #27

I live in Scotland. Emrys Mar 2022 #28