posted on July 11, 2004 04:19:39 PM new
From what I've been reading, the world is running out of oil. Because the U.S. uses most of the world's oil, they will be the hardest hit. Right now, the consumption is 28 billion barrels a year. Because there are only about 20 wells still producing at full capacity in S. Arabia, Canada and the U.S., the worry is we might hit peak oil in our lifetime. There's been one big discovery of oil under the Caspian Sea and pipelines are already being built through Afghanistan, but more digs are coming up empty. They say all the alternative energy sources can't match the energy produced by oil, so to continue at the same rate with the population growing at the same rate, oil will hit $100.00 a barrel in the very near future and not go back down. What are your thoughts?
posted on July 11, 2004 04:39:05 PM new
That the "they" naysaying alternative energy sources is....the oil industry.
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posted on July 11, 2004 05:44:19 PM new
Not hardly... we have a huge untapped reserve underneath Alaska...
Tim Appenzeller, writing in National Geographic, says tar-sand deposits in Alberta "hold the equivalent of more than 1.6 trillion barrels of oil – an amount that may exceed the world's remaining reserves of ordinary crude." Alberta, a future Saudi Arabia? Perhaps.
Nuclear would of been an answer but I want you liberals to look in the mirror to see who put a stop to that.
I am not saying we should not develop other sources of energy, I for one am a huge proponent of nuclear power... but don't let the BBC lead you to believe things are worse than they really are.
posted on July 11, 2004 08:24:15 PM new
as soon as putin releases the yukos boss from jail,everything will just be hunky dory.
Chinese is the seond highest consumer of oil,but most of it is to keep the factories running,not for going on joyride.
i drive 3000 miles a year,so ME WORRY ??
NO WAY.
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posted on July 11, 2004 08:36:07 PM new
There are fields under Siberia believed to dwarf the fields in the middle east. The problem right now is transporting and operatinf equipment in the extreme conditions. If we could just speed up global warming it would solve everything
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If it's really "common" sense, why do so few people actually have it?
posted on July 11, 2004 09:04:13 PM new
(to the tune of Elvis' "In the Ghetto" )
In a Yugo - Paul Shanklin
At a used car lot on the edge of town
A liberal guy and a liberal gal
Buy a Yugo
And they drive with pride
'Cause if there's one thing that this world needs
It's environmental friends who'll take the lead
In a Yugo
They say, "People don't you understand?
Those Suburbans are ruining the land!"
But they'll wish they had a full-size van one day
They're pointing fingers at you and me
They say we're too blind to see
But do we simply use our heads
And choose a better way
As those small wheels turn
Fifty miles to the gallon and their knees on their chests
They're gonna save a lot of gas for all the rest
In a Yugo
Then one day on the interstate
They suddenly lose control
They swerve to miss a baby duck
And are squashed by an SUV - they're out of luck
But they drove with pride
And as the crowds drive past the little flat car
You know they saved a lot of gas but they didn't get far
In a Yugo
And as they're trapped inside
At a used car lot on the other side of town
A liberal guy and a liberal gal
Buy a Yugo
And they drive with pride
"I voted for the $87 billion before I voted against it."
[ edited by ebayauctionguy on Jul 11, 2004 09:05 PM ]
posted on July 12, 2004 07:01:01 AM new
consider Hyundai,it is a decent car for your money.
Affordable japanese car assembled here is Mitsubishi.
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Benjamin Franklin
posted on July 12, 2004 10:09:06 AM new
I've said it before. In this country we think we have some sort of god given right to cheap fuel. Whatever happened to fuel economy mandates for vehicles? I just returned from a trip to Phoenix by way of Albuquerque and Tucson, and it amazes me to see city people everywhere driving these big ass rigs, Hummers, Tahoes, Rams, that I know are only getting 12-15 mpg, and for what? To take the kids to Burger King and Soccer practice? Don't get me wrong, I don't think these folks should some how be prevented from buying whatever vehicle they want, but they should shut up and bite the bullet when gas hits 2 bucks a gallon like it has here. Seems to me when a person contemplates buying one of these vehicles, they only think of appearances and keeping up with their social group. It never occurs to them that they're going to have to feed the beast too. I cost me 92.00 to fill up my suburban for the trip. I drive big vehicles too, but my driveway is 30 miles of dirt, and I often have to tow a 4 horse trailer, a tractor or a trailer full of sheep behind me. I have little choice, short of moving, which isn't ever going to happen. Our suburban is dual fuel, so right now it runs on propane, which is cheaper than gas. It seems Americans only get excited about oil when the price of gas goes up. Alternative sources won't be really accepted by the masses until they are hit so hard in the pocketbook that they can't afford gas at all.
Blaming liberals for gas prices or perceived shortages is just plain dumb and is not supported by any facts. If only the problem was as simple as the simple minded would like it to be.
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