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arcos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 02:37 PM Original message |
Earth's oil gauge on low? (Peak oil on mainstream media again) |
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hadrons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
1. remember Shell OVERESTIMATED their proven reserves by 20% .... |
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arcos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 02:44 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. no, actually most companies and countries do so... |
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kurtyboy (968 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 04:54 PM Response to Reply #1 |
11. "Proven Reserves" is not a measure of how much oil remains! |
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slaveplanet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 05:42 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Finally , Some sanity |
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kurtyboy (968 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 07:12 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. You're right, I didn't mention those wells. |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 06:04 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. I'd be more convinced on the amount of "unknown deposits" if |
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kurtyboy (968 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 06:51 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. Yes, I'd also be skeptical of such a claim, but |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 08:32 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. To my knowledge, environmentalists and geophysicists, |
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kurtyboy (968 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 10:35 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. I think I was unclear on another issue |
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bpilgrim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 10:40 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. might account for |
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kurtyboy (968 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 11:20 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. I don't know if these numbers are published yet |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-04 12:30 AM Response to Reply #24 |
27. Petroleum geologists would point out that energy and price |
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kurtyboy (968 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-04 01:02 AM Response to Reply #27 |
28. You have some strong points |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-04 12:33 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. I think that we'll have to agree to disagree, kurtyboy. |
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kurtyboy (968 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-04 01:11 AM Response to Reply #27 |
29. One more reply--about global warming |
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amazona (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 06:13 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. thanks kurt |
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bpilgrim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 07:26 PM Response to Reply #11 |
18. which is irrelevant |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-04 04:16 AM Response to Reply #11 |
30. Um, I think you may be mistaken. Or perhaps your professor is. |
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rustydad (753 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-04 01:53 PM Response to Reply #11 |
33. Good points.....but |
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htuttle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 02:52 PM Response to Original message |
3. There are a number of misleading statements in that piece |
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gbwarming (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 03:53 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. Exactly right - but energy cost of extraction is the end point, not $ cost |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 08:46 PM Response to Reply #3 |
21. In a depleting reservoir, the amount that can be pumped each |
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BlueStateGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 02:54 PM Response to Original message |
4. Check out June's National Geographic. Cover story is |
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arcos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 03:13 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. here it is... |
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NewYorkerfromMass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
6. World daily consumption is 80 million barrels |
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Petrodollar Warfare (628 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 03:41 PM Response to Original message |
7. The key is when the gas gauge/curve is *50%* or Peak Oil.... |
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NewYorkerfromMass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 04:12 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Yep. You will pay a lot for it from now on. |
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IronLionZion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
8. We need to step uo research in alternative energy |
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Dogmudgeon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 06:08 PM Response to Original message |
14. EROEI |
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slaveplanet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 08:18 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. translation |
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Massacure (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 08:46 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. I don't see genocide coming from it. |
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Geo55 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 09:29 PM Response to Original message |
23. An interesting read |
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Petrodollar Warfare (628 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-04 12:56 PM Response to Reply #23 |
32. wow..."A LETTER FROM THE FUTURE"..powerful stuff |
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