https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/the-real-tragedy-of-the-oil-industry-in-louisiana/ Building science knowledge, HVAC design, & fun Tue, 25 Jun 2024 15:02:42 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/the-real-tragedy-of-the-oil-industry-in-louisiana/#comment-308 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:24:15 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=the-real-tragedy-of-the-oil-industry-in-louisiana#comment-308 Jay, yes, this oil spill is
Jay, yes, this oil spill is definitely a disaster. The amount of oil gushing into the Gulf is huge and will have a long-term impact on a lot of ecosystems. 
 
Ricky, thanks for your comment and for posting this article in your Facebook group.

]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/the-real-tragedy-of-the-oil-industry-in-louisiana/#comment-307 Thu, 10 Jun 2010 18:10:23 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=the-real-tragedy-of-the-oil-industry-in-louisiana#comment-307 Excellent article Allison.
Excellent article Allison. Per CNN last night, BP is really not telling the truth about the amount of oil spilling out of this gusher. Also the containment really never worked. In fact by cutting off the broken pipe, the rate of flow has increased by 20%. In reality the amount of oil spewing out is 13% more now than when the accident occurred.It is sad to see all the aquatic creatures dying because of our greed and unending need for oil.

]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/the-real-tragedy-of-the-oil-industry-in-louisiana/#comment-306 Thu, 10 Jun 2010 15:24:35 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=the-real-tragedy-of-the-oil-industry-in-louisiana#comment-306 I thought it was in Ken
I thought it was in Ken Robinson’s video, Chris, but I didn’t remember if it was the one I posted here in the blog or the one from this year. 
 
Ted, I get frustrated, too. Every person pointing their finger at BP who’s not doing what they can to cut their energy use is a hypocrite. Also, it’s so much easier to focus on these acute problems, like a spill, than the chronic problems, like the destruction of the wetlands that I’ve written about here.  
 
It’s like the frog and the pot of boiling water. Put it in with the water already boiling, and it jumps out. Put into tepid water and bring it to a boil gradually, and it’ll stay there till it’s cooked. (In Chauvin, though, we always fried frog legs, and they were dead before we put them in the pan.)

]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/the-real-tragedy-of-the-oil-industry-in-louisiana/#comment-305 Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:56:07 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=the-real-tragedy-of-the-oil-industry-in-louisiana#comment-305 Nicely written.  
Nicely written.  
 
I get frustrated by the shortsightedness of our society. To much I see finger pointing and petty greed influencing behavior and thoughts. Bp didn’t create this problem, we did. Soilent Green is people! We need to increase taxes in fuel to decrease demand and motivate conservation. Everything else is a placeebo.

]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/the-real-tragedy-of-the-oil-industry-in-louisiana/#comment-304 Thu, 10 Jun 2010 01:57:07 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=the-real-tragedy-of-the-oil-industry-in-louisiana#comment-304 Allison, 

Allison, 
 
That was your friend Sir Ken that said that about the impact of humans disappearing from the earth! True or not, though, we’re probably not going anywhere anytime soon. 
 
I think the key is in educating humans about their impact. Especially the folks that Jamie mentioned who downplay it. As building science professionals, we work to raise the awareness before these tragedies do. Even though many times that is what it takes for it to sink in.

]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/the-real-tragedy-of-the-oil-industry-in-louisiana/#comment-303 Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:57:16 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=the-real-tragedy-of-the-oil-industry-in-louisiana#comment-303 Thanks, Jamie. The Earth is
Thanks, Jamie. The Earth is indeed a system – an enormous and complex system with a great number of interconnected and interdependent parts, of which humans are one.  
 
I heard something interesting recently about the impact of humans on the Earth. I can’t remember where now, but the speaker said that if insects suddenly disappeared from the planet, all life forms on Earth would be devastated. If humans disappeared, most other species would flourish. It’s hard to know if it’s really true or not, but I suspect that it’s pretty close.

]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/the-real-tragedy-of-the-oil-industry-in-louisiana/#comment-302 Wed, 09 Jun 2010 19:50:20 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=the-real-tragedy-of-the-oil-industry-in-louisiana#comment-302 Good article Allison.&amp
Good article Allison. 
 
It is hard to think about the spill going on in the Gulf without getting sick to my stomach, but I really don’t like this ‘vilification’ of the industry. Each and everyone of us are reliant upon this ‘crude’ type of energy.  
Now is the best time to forge ahead with renewable options, but they are not the end-all, be-all of our energy problems. We all have the responsibility to conserve how we use energy and we can all easily take steps at home to begin changing our habits.  
The one thing I am scared of is a ‘3-mile Island’ type scenario where we don’t drill. With decrease supply and ever increasing increasing demand, prices will rise and crimp the pockets of everyone. Unfortunately, that may be what we need to wake up. The run up of 2008 was too short lived to create change. The next run up will not be the same. 
 
The bigger picture that you are talking about is also important. For those that think our impacts are minimal on this earth, we need to realize that not only houses work as a system, that the earth works as a system as well. 
 
Best, 
Jamie Kaye

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