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Dogmudgeon

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Fri Mar-18-05 07:45 PM
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5. I don't think I explained that well

By "profitable", I mean with an EROEI -- Energy Return on Energy Investment -- high enough to make it worth while to take out of the ground. It isn't just a matter of money, it can be calculated as net energy return. In other words, if it takes 10 joules of energy to return 9 joules of usable energy from oil, that's a loss of 1 joule. At that point, it isn't just unprofitable, it becomes wasteful to pump oil.

Of course, your observation is right: you will probably die for their mistakes and greed. You'll probably be cold, hungry, sick, and scared. As will most of us. That will be the die-off.

--p!

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