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brainshrub (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-03 11:01 PM Original message |
Poll question: Do you know what the term "Peak Oil" means? |
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frank frankly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-03 11:03 PM Response to Original message |
1. check out fromthewilderness.com for great info on this |
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number6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-03 11:07 PM Response to Original message |
2. yes, but by the time its really a big problem.. |
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Minstrel Boy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-03 11:18 PM Response to Original message |
3. Yes, and it'll be upon us long before 2040. |
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frank frankly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-03 01:41 AM Response to Reply #3 |
13. MB, you are awesome |
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Minstrel Boy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-03 01:52 AM Response to Reply #13 |
16. If you read them tonight |
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MrPrax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-03 05:13 PM Response to Reply #3 |
41. Good post... |
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dreissig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-03 11:24 PM Response to Original message |
4. Cheap Oil Is a Right |
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brainshrub (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-03 11:31 PM Response to Original message |
5. I am pleasantly surprised so many DUers know what this means. |
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SahaleArm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-03 01:53 AM Response to Reply #5 |
17. It's still a theory. |
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Jacobin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-03 03:42 PM Response to Reply #17 |
29. Not at all |
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gasperc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-03 04:15 PM Response to Reply #17 |
34. not runs out but demand runs faster than supply |
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Hell Hath No Fury (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-03 11:39 PM Response to Original message |
6. Hubert's Peak... |
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the_real_38 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-03 05:02 PM Response to Reply #6 |
38. fuckin' a.. |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-03 11:39 PM Response to Original message |
7. The US peaked in the 70's, right? |
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nannah (690 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-03 11:56 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. globalization will come to a halt |
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SahaleArm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-03 01:51 AM Response to Reply #8 |
15. Or we'll find a more abundant, cleaner energy source. |
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Az (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-03 08:53 AM Response to Reply #15 |
19. Oil is not just energy |
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DUreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-03 09:14 AM Response to Reply #19 |
21. And Fertilizers. Got Food? |
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SahaleArm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-03 03:08 PM Response to Reply #19 |
25. I guess we'll have to find something different. |
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Jacobin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-03 03:44 PM Response to Reply #25 |
30. It has been found. Its hydrogen for fuel cells |
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el_gato (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-03 03:57 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. hydrogen is not a fuel source only a method of transfer |
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meow mix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-03 12:03 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. ez oil |
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Minstrel Boy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-03 12:03 AM Response to Original message |
9. I think there's a saying in Saudi Arabia: |
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Demonaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-03 12:04 AM Response to Original message |
11. DUMP[ YOUR SUV'S |
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SahaleArm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-03 01:49 AM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Porsche is a 6. |
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davekriss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-03 01:34 AM Response to Original message |
12. A petroleum geologist explains US war policy |
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dbt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-03 08:18 AM Response to Original message |
18. Yeah, I know what it means! |
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Jacobin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-03 09:01 AM Response to Original message |
20. Highly recommend anyone interested in this subject read |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-03 09:22 AM Response to Original message |
22. No Peak Oil thread is complete without the dieoff link: |
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Rob in B_more (49 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-03 09:31 AM Response to Original message |
23. Another Reson to eat local |
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amazona (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-03 03:32 PM Response to Reply #23 |
28. a very good point... |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-03 05:10 PM Response to Reply #28 |
40. Oil in Louisiana |
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LifeDuringWartime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-03 04:08 PM Response to Reply #23 |
33. good thing my county is mostly farms! |
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brainshrub (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-03 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
24. kick |
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amazona (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-03 03:20 PM Response to Original message |
26. it's nothing to worry about |
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Minstrel Boy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-03 03:50 PM Response to Reply #26 |
31. not quite: |
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amazona (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-03 04:30 PM Response to Reply #31 |
36. so...twice as much oil will be produced in 2050 as in 1950 ? |
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Schmendrick54 (111 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-03 05:00 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. You are correct, but ... |
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Schmendrick54 (111 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-03 04:22 PM Response to Reply #26 |
35. With all due respect,.... |
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amazona (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-03 05:05 PM Response to Reply #35 |
39. well here's a tiny bit of reassurance anyway... |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-03 03:27 PM Response to Original message |
27. Research into Sustainability is what needs investment. |
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