Comments on: Two More Scary Indicators of the Peak Oil Problem

By: M. Johnson

M. Johnson — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 01:47:49 +0000

I don’t suppose any of you
I don’t suppose any of you are paying attention to the 2012 report by the EIA (United States Energy Information Administration). Do I even need to summarize what it says? The change this time is in the direction of *less* fear, not more.

http://www.eia.gov/forecasts/aeo/pdf/0383(2012).pdf

By: Tapani Talo

Tapani Talo — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 21:15:23 +0000

When large economic powers
When large economic powers decide to use knuckles in lieu of meetings, we will look back and say, what happened. There are several good serious books about our habits and history, where we repeat postponing corrections and end up with economic and normal wars to corrects issues. My website blogs are about the issues I come across in everyday architecture service, and still today 80% of clients prefer nice kitchen cabinets instead of cutting down energy loss. Even when I say that they would make better return on capital than on wall street...

By: Craig McManus

Craig McManus — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 00:57:00 +0000

The congress is like Nero and
The congress is like Nero and Trojan horses, making millions from lobbyists, while the US sinks because they legislate policies that are the opposite of science and reason. Are we just talking to ourselves?

By: M. Johnson

M. Johnson — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 20:50:45 +0000

Put your thinking caps on and
Put your thinking caps on and realize that "Energy" is not synonymous with "Crude Oil". And having to live within a world budget of 70-75 mbpd is not synonymous with running out. Any and all progress made toward 1) using less crude, 2) producing more crude, and 3) substituting another commodity, will legitimately reduce the fear factor in this scenario.

By: Melissa Baldridge

Melissa Baldridge — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 20:01:51 +0000

While we dither, Rome burns.
While we dither, Rome burns. Shame on us!

By: Steve Larson

Steve Larson — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 01:47:35 +0000

@M. Johnson, have you heard,
@M. Johnson, have you heard, we are running out of oil. That was the point of my comment, we need a different operation to make our cars & trucks move. I never said the IC engine was bad, I said it has run its course and it is time to find 'Plan B'. We need our best minds working on a replacement, not making 133 year old technology better. We will all look pretty silly if we have rockets that will take man to the moon or Mars or beyond, and the common man is riding horses again.

By: M. Johnson

M. Johnson — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 00:26:04 +0000

@Steve: Have you considered
@Steve: Have you considered how very good the IC engine really is? It has proven in various ways better than steam engines, hot air engines, even better than turbines for many applications. There has been a century of testing and improvement, and today's state of the art is what you get. Barring magic I would challenge you to name a better technology.

By: Steve Larson

Steve Larson — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 00:00:24 +0000

What I can not understand is
What I can not understand is why all of the bright people in the world cannot come up with a system that replaces the internal combustion engine. Not having a 'Plan B' is the main cause of a whole lot of problems, just ask the folks who spent weeks trying to figure out how to stop the blowout in the Gulf. The internal combustion engine has been the main power plant for every one of our modes of transportation for 133+ years, one would think we can come up with an alternative.

By: Mike Rogers

Mike Rogers — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 20:37:43 +0000

Good post, Allison. We need
Good post, Allison. We need to keep the big picture in mind. In the U.S. we’ll be hearing about things like insufficient generation capacity in most of the regional compacts. And no doubt we’ll also hear lots of heated debate about offshore drilling, opening ANWR, fracking, and tar sands. The drilling questions touch directly on the peak oil issue, and we’ll hear complaints that it looks like peak oil only because we’re not drilling in sensitive areas. Dang environmentalists. In reality, as the CBO indicates and common sense dictates, we can’t drill our way out of this. (See , for example, http://blog.abm.com/2012/05/efficiency-insulates-business-and-the-country-from-global-energy-price-volatility-why-the-focus-on-drilling-out-way-out/)

We should all make an effort to tease out the facts. We’re not likely to get them enough during the political debate, especially in a crazy election year.

By: jerry

jerry — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 18:09:04 +0000

A dangerous combination of
A dangerous combination of greed and human denial is keeping our 20th century energy concepts and investments in play. Those of us awake enough to seek a better future should work toward and vote for candidates that advance renewal and renewables even if the ship is sinking.