tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post1431192044731347499..comments2024-03-28T04:52:18.318-04:00Comments on Borepatch: So much for "Peak Oil"Borepatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05029434172945099693noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-27690056112114683912011-01-22T13:25:28.201-05:002011-01-22T13:25:28.201-05:00I do think we are in a peak oil plateau now but I ...I do think we are in a peak oil plateau now but I also think the new discoveries in Natural Gas is God's gift to us as a bridge to the future without guaranteed collapse.<br />I just hope we use it well as we develop increased efficiencies and new sources of energy. Coal is our big fall back and will save us from a new Dark Ages should oil really fail. I am more hopeful about all this than I used to be but the demand pressures are huge with China and India coming on strong and frankly I think it's gonna be a bumpy ride for a long timeKansas Scouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15744438882831933314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-55575285481956322392011-01-21T21:01:29.053-05:002011-01-21T21:01:29.053-05:00Anon said "Water will be our primary fuel in ...Anon said "Water will be our primary fuel in 50 years."<br /><br />I think it will be just as likely that clean, drinkable water will be a byproduct of fuel use. <br /><br />Hey, I could be wrong. I just know that my grandfather worked on the Texas pipeline back when a lot of folks still used horses for primary transportation, so I know that it's hard to guess what we'll really have by the time my grandchildren are adults.Philliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12244142931909670053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-4332810925753140232011-01-21T19:33:00.234-05:002011-01-21T19:33:00.234-05:00Isn't oil constantly being created at the inte...Isn't oil constantly being created at the interaction of the tectonic plates? Every earthquake in California generates a little more.<br />Drill baby drill.NotClauswitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14358707844087117280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-90011612882959196372011-01-21T19:24:59.753-05:002011-01-21T19:24:59.753-05:00I've been an advocate of hydrogen for almost 3...I've been an advocate of hydrogen for almost 30 years. Not fusion (although that would be cool), burning it. Nukes for electrical generation, H2 where you need portable fuel. <br /><br />My reaction to peak oil has always been, "peak oil, schmeak oil". If we have a normal, functioning market, it's not a big deal, it will be replaced by another fuel. Oh, wait. Free market? Haven't had one of those in a long, long time.SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-68855907428025754582011-01-21T17:52:01.083-05:002011-01-21T17:52:01.083-05:00Water will be our primary fuel in 50 years.Water will be our primary fuel in 50 years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-9698333533416446992011-01-21T17:37:58.191-05:002011-01-21T17:37:58.191-05:00Apparently hydrogen from cracked natural gas is a ...Apparently hydrogen from cracked natural gas is a feedstock for one of the processes for making liquid fuels out of coal.<br /><br />I'm a little worried though, that the "shale gas" has some of the warning signs of a way to scam investors.<br /><br />Mark Twain's definition of a mine:<br /><br />"a hole in the ground, owned by a crook"<br /><br />as opposed to the definition of a genuinely viable mine:<br /><br />"a hole in the ground with a Camborne graduate at the bottom"Cousin Jacknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-63617036386222481312011-01-21T17:09:52.681-05:002011-01-21T17:09:52.681-05:00GeekWarrior, that sort of violent, eliminationist ...GeekWarrior, that sort of violent, eliminationist rhetoric (*cough* Jonathan Swift *cough*) means that you likely aren't suitable to possess firearms. The Arlington Police are on their way to collect them.<br /><br />Me, I blame Sarah Palin and her "crosshairs" map.Borepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029434172945099693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-13765807322058283972011-01-21T17:04:34.871-05:002011-01-21T17:04:34.871-05:00I've heard the best way to prepare a baby is t...I've heard the best way to prepare a baby is to snip its spinal cord with scissors.<br /><br />I'm sorry, that's terrible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com