In the report
on peak oil commissioned by the US Department of Energy, the oil analyst Robert L.Hirsch concluded that «without timely mitigation, the economic, social and political costs» of world oil supplies peaking «will be unprecedented.»
They peddle the exact same variety of denialism
on peak oil that others peddle on climate change, and to the exact same customers — namely, Exxon Mobil and its ilk.
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I will however, turn to one of the many experts
on peak oil to get his take on it.
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My position
on Peak Oil is that all of the environmentally harmful solutions to Peak Oil, and here I mean harmful in an AGW sense, are also environmentally harmful to the environment - qua - environment.
The latest study
on peak oil by the UK Energy Research Centre brings up a good point on why the exact timing of peak oil — whether it's already happened or won't until 2030 — doesn't matter all that much.
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Peak Oil Debate Climaxing Kurt Cobb sees the spate of attacks
on peak oil as a clear sign that the theory is gaining serious traction.
We just deconstructed a single faulty paper
on peak oil to get emotional reactions evocative of CAGW alarmists, except largely inverted by proponent / opponent since inconsistent with that same world view.
the very beginning of your piece demonstrates you haven't done your homework
on peak oil.
That is if your leftie politics would allow you to do such a thing: — RRB - George Soros, except based
on Peak Oil.
«We Were Wrong
on Peak Oil.
Publication date: 2008-10-29 First published in: UK Industry Taskforce Authors: UK Industry Taskforce
on Peak Oil and Energy Security Abstract: The
Theoildrum.com is focusing
on peak oil — not on the critical issues of how IPCC's has formulated / supported «catastrophic anthropogenic global warming».
It's a very different reaction to the newly realized oil abundance than that of George Monbiot, the British environmental columnist, whose latest column is «We were wrong
on peak oil.
From backyard permaculture in Oregon to exploring upbeat perspectives
on Peak Oil with Bart Anderson, Peak Moment TV never fails to provide informative, entertaining and inspiring video of people taking action to fight climate
Actually, even given my skepticism, I'm all in favor in doing relatively easy stuff (and «easy» could still be large - scale) as some insurance while we continue the debate and development, and to get a jump
on peak oil, and for other secondary benefits.
He is currently writing a book on subjective realist cinema as well as researching film and television productions
on Peak Oil.
Not exact matches
Andurand, who runs
oil hedge fund Andurand Capital Management LLP, wrote in a string of tweets
on Sunday that companies may be less willing to risk investment in long term
oil projects because of low crude barrel prices and a predicted
peak in electric vehicle demand.
On June 16, 2014, Brent crude
oil peaked at $ 116 a barrel.
Neither cut was a particular surprise: Buffett had previously said he erred in buying Conoco at a
peak price for
oil (though now, of course, the commodity's rising price is putting a different cast
on the investment) and he had publicly protested Kraft's 2010 purchase of Cadbury, which he thought not in the interests of Kraft's shareholders.
This billionaire inrnthe
oil and gas businessrnsaw his pilernshrink somewhat this year withrnthe declining share price of CanadianrnNatural Resources, the firmrnhe shepherded to the
peak ofrnthe country's energy market.rnEdwards, who is also the ownerrnof the Calgary Flames, has hadrnother issues
on his mind, however — this fall he has been anrninfluential player in the NHLrnlockout negotiations.
Rubin argued
peak oil supply and rising prices would push up transportation costs and slam the brakes
on globalization.
Ten years ago, the market was fretting, everyone was worried about «
peak oil,» and now the focus is
on peak demand.
Instead of the world
on a collision course of fighting over the last drop of
oil, now it seems that we have turned the world upside down and now we are seeing predictions that
oil demand will
peak.
This is hardly long - term, game - changing
oil unless viewed only
on a daily production basis with the ridiculous assumption that it will never
peak.
Crude
oil peaked @ $ 147.27
on July 14, 2008.
The crude
oil ETF, which invests in futures contracts, trades near its 10 - year low price of $ 10.48 as of Oct. 18, 2017, after
peaking at more than $ 100
on Jan. 1, 2008.
In 2011, Clean Harbors acquired
Peak Energy Services, bringing
on the capabilities to service
oil and gas drilling operations by providing surface rentals and specialized liquid, solid and sludge processing.
These things are problematic to focus
on, since they are deeply personal, yet
on a societal level they make very little difference — meaning that they can alienate someone very quick, yet, even their perfect application (lifelong marriages between men and women only) would not cure our social ills — what about wars, starvation, national debt, environmental decay, cheating banks, resource depletion,
peak oil etc. etc?
Korena says: Egg whites and meringues can be temperamental — if there is even a trace of
oil, fat, or egg yolk in the bowl or
on the beater, it can prevent the egg whites from whipping to a stiff
peaks.
But you can also use vanilla powder, and once you whip this thing into a frenzy like you say and it's really a stiff
peak, you can even add
oil to it, and it won't deflate
on you terribly.
They include: high levels of degraded soils; reductions in irrigation quotas to restore the health of the Murray - Darling system; the re-forestation of some agricultural land to meet emissions reductions targets; the impacts of
peak oil, such as the diversion of food crops into feed - stock for biofuels; and the price and crop yield implications of
peak phosphorous, given Australia's dependence
on imported fertilisers.
Environmental groups are asking the Cuomo administration to stop a short line railroad from storing contaminated
oil tanker cars
on unused tracks near the Adirondack High
Peaks.
NEWCOMB — Adirondack Wild: Friends of the Forest Preserve appealed to Governor Andrew Cuomo to take action
on a proposal by a private rail company to store hundreds of discarded
oil tank cars
on railroad tracks in the High
Peaks.
In the face of the decline in North Sea
oil and gas, the looming early likelihood of
peak oil, and the UK's growing dependence
on volatile African and Middle Easter state for its fuel, the government has no sure plan to prevent the lights going out at the end of this decade.
Three tanker trucks arrive here
on peak production days, loading up with 500 barrels of
oil made from 270 tons of turkey guts and 20 tons of pig fat.
Among the greatest concerns is that compounds in
oil called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) could have long - term sublethal effects
on marine organisms that were at the
peak of their spawning season when the spill began.
If
oil prices remain high and governments make progress
on their emissions goals, there's a possibility that the world has already hit
peak oil, and that the next few years will see its use plateau for a while before dropping again.
«People fixated
on the fact that
oil hasn't
peaked need to wake up and smell the fumes we are running
on»
Inman misses another huge irony here: Hubbert's forecast for the
peak of global crude
oil was bang
on, but its full impact was deferred by the very production technique he had helped develop 60 years earlier.
Coming up
on Radio Ecoshock, I'll have an extended chat with Dr. Kathy McMahon, the clinical psychologist who helps people rethink their lives, even in times of great social crisis (whether it's
peak oil, climate disruption, or a fall of the fake economy.)
«
Peak Path» is an minimalist abstract landscape
oil painting
on canvas by top selling Chairish artist, Trixie Pitts.
Use face
oil mixed with moisturizer
on your cheekbones, chin, and the
peak of your forehead.»