“The Age of Oil — 100-plus years of astonishing economic growth made possible by cheap, abundant oil — could be ending without our really being aware of it. Oil is a finite commodity. At some point even the vast reservoirs of Saudi Arabia will run dry. But before that happens there will come a day when oil production ‘peaks,’ when demand overtakes supply (and never looks back), resulting in large and possibly catastrophic price increases that could make today’s $60-a-barrel oil look like chump change…
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August 12th, 2009 at 4:31 am
hey, wake up and …
hey, wake up and smell the coffee
August 12th, 2009 at 4:31 am
just noticed your …
just noticed your from australia plenty of solar energy thier you may have been better doing a degree in that. don,t think we will get a century out of lpg boone says 20-30 years bridge to get other alternatives going
August 12th, 2009 at 4:31 am
they work when the …
they work when the wind blows and in some places in america it,s windy its alternative energy and you will be seeing more of them plus other,s such as solar.within 15-20 years people will have large electrical storage at home so you can level the power requirements and make your own electric & store its going to happen faster than methane hydrates from the sea bed, it has to
August 12th, 2009 at 4:31 am
Yes, all correct, …
Yes, all correct, except for the bit about wind turbines…ok yes, there a great idea…but…wind, though being a renewable resource, is not constant…wind does not blow at the same rate all the time and you need a certain speed in order to turn the turbines. therefore IF something is to be done about it…well, i cant change wind speed can you?
more money is being put into that than into wind power, due to the current low oil price..its all politics and money these days
August 12th, 2009 at 4:31 am
I thought gas peak …
I thought gas peak prodution was due to peak 2015-2025 .had a look at hydrates on the seabed of which there is more than twice coal oil gas combined, At present there is no suitable technology for recovering sea-bed methane hydrates.could be a potential 500+ year industry especially if it can,t be recovered !
u wont be seeing alternative energy for many many years to come ?Oil tycoon T-Boone Pickens seems to be putting a lot of his money in wind turbines
August 12th, 2009 at 4:31 am
can you point me at …
can you point me at a web sit,e thought LNG had peaked. methane hydrate ice A Possible Mechanism For
Ice Age And Global Warming Cycles.found this on google has anybody taped into this yet ? is this what you mean about your 500+ year industry
August 12th, 2009 at 4:31 am
Do you really …
Do you really believe there will be anyone left alive on Earth in100 years time to use these resources let alone 500?.Withour paper thin atmosphere decaying the way it is, i hopeyour right!.
August 12th, 2009 at 4:31 am
i have a degree in …
i have a degree in petroleum engineering, we have just finished the century of oil, and sitll have prospects for 30 to 50 years further refinery…but now…welcome to the century of gas. with LNG productions and future hydratest o be developed from seabeds, it is a potential 500+ year industry…u wont be seeing alternative energy for many many years to come
August 12th, 2009 at 4:31 am
Great film, start …
Great film, start planting veg folks. Transition towns and permaculture is our destiny…
August 12th, 2009 at 4:31 am
bio diesel will be …
bio diesel will be no use, because oil is used for pesticides. Massive crop failures due infestation will mean that most available land will be needed for growing food….but its not all bad
August 12th, 2009 at 4:31 am
Its all very true i …
Its all very true i must say
August 12th, 2009 at 4:31 am
All industries on …
All industries on the planet are affected directly or indirectly by Oil, especially electricity, transportation, manufacturing, it’s the most cheap and efficient energy source on earth
August 12th, 2009 at 4:31 am
Nice upload, look …
Nice upload, look foward to watching the film.
August 12th, 2009 at 4:31 am
When are we going …
When are we going to hit peak turd?
Can scientists tell?
August 12th, 2009 at 4:31 am
If its not going to …
If its not going to be enough we turn to wind, liquid gas, and other , remember in the 90’s we were runing out of electricity and the electric cost was skyrocketed what happened to it now?
August 12th, 2009 at 4:31 am
Great analogy but …
Great analogy but oil and human body are not the same. First we don’t know for how much for oil we have left or oil is definitely a finite resource. We don’t know anything about oil. So you cannot compare a known with unknown. In short, you can’t compare with orange.
August 12th, 2009 at 4:31 am
Energy is only a …
Energy is only a concern in a Price System. Google Technocracy movement …. that is alternative… not fake alternative
August 12th, 2009 at 4:31 am
…..and what …
…..and what energy source will you use to manufacture the bio-diesel?
August 12th, 2009 at 4:31 am
In this regard, the …
In this regard, the ramifications of Peak Oil for our civilization are similar to the ramifications of dehydration for the human body. The human body is 70 percent water. The body of a 200 pound man thus holds 140 pounds of water. Because water is so crucial to everything the human body does, the man doesn’t need to lose all 140 pounds of water weight before collapsing due to dehydration. A loss of as little as 10-15 pounds of water may be enough to kill him.
August 12th, 2009 at 4:31 am
The issue is not …
The issue is not one of “running out” so much as it is not having enough to keep our economy running.
August 12th, 2009 at 4:31 am
Its not even an …
Its not even an issue. Oil can be manufactured out of any thing that is made of carbon… trees.. lawn clippings… garbage etc.
August 12th, 2009 at 4:31 am
I NEED SOMEONE TO …
I NEED SOMEONE TO TALK TO
hi anyone want to chat hi
August 12th, 2009 at 4:31 am
nm I don’t care, …
nm I don’t care, people can do whatever they want, don’t reply
August 12th, 2009 at 4:31 am
huh I don’t care …
huh I don’t care about tacos
it was a simple question, why do you care about oil?
August 12th, 2009 at 4:31 am
I got a question, …
I got a question, why do you care about petroleum?