~~~~~~~ EnergyResources Moderator Comment ~~~~~~~~ The following tells about a "recent USDA report on the net energy balance of producing ethanol biofuel from...
... John, Before you get flamed from the peanut gallery over what a stupid idea this is, let me note that it's already standard practice. Or something close...
... That is "as close as it comes" to reflecting your preconceived view of a sustainable society. Since neither you nor -- I assume -- the author of those...
... I tire easily of louts and bullies. Would anyone care to discuss energy resources for a change? Michael Live Oak pacific Plate ~~~~~~~ EnergyResources...
... Yes. The leading article of Grant's (May 20) deals partly with this, and contains the following paragraph: "In the past six weeks, a low, premonitory...
Hi Stan! ... Yes, exactly, Stan, thank you for pointing this out! This entirely dismisses the besotted evolutionary psychology mindset and it's chief lout with...
"The people on this list who want to understand their world but can't find the time to read, can get a basic course on evolution by watching this DVD:...
... What nation did you have in mind? Peak oil is a global challenge for all societies, not any particular nation. ... Point of order: there is no soft...
These are important observations, Stan. What you report here are dedicated humans doing their jobs to the best of their abilities. Lobbyists lobby; that's...
... Much closer, and yet, this will not be enough. there is not enough renewable energy available to substitute for the oil now being used. This means not only...
Re: "there is no current substitute for oil in the transportation sector and agriculture sector" -- there appear to be possibilities of synthetic liquid fuels,...
There is science, and then there is sociobiology and evolutionary psychology, limp-wristed pseudoscience conducted by students who've spent too much time...
... energy ... neighborhood. ... It's ... anything ... information. ... use -- ... don't ... Jay Hanson, You are a pathetic hypocrite. You go and study science...
Ron You concentrate on energy which is understandable because it plays such a major role in industrial society. But the problem is more widespread than that....
<<Again, for those interested in this general topic, I highly recommend reading Barash's book. Discussion re this topic here will not be very productive unless...
Andy, I don't mean to be critical of your dreams, but from where I sit, vat-cultured meat would be an excellent reason to become a vegetarian! If that's what...
Jay, I have never seen so many postings from you. You must have gotten bored setting on the sidelines. The long and short of all these postings 'enjoy the good...
I don't buy the argument that the monied elite who dominate society are unable to calculate the consequences of their decisions. Dick Cheney knows all about...
Jonh wrote: I just called my local power plant; we have 12 generators ranging from 15 to 50 MW (running 3 at this time). The, barely co-operative, plant mgr...
... I don't automatically believe everything I read on dieoff, since extrapolating 35 years into the future and assuming exactly the same way of doing things...
Published on Sunday, May 8, 2005 by the Boulder Daily Camera / Colorado Oil Peak? Uh-Oh by Clay Evans http://www.commondreams.org/views05/0508-24.htm "Uh-oh"....
*The Financial Endgame Slowly Plays Out - and then...* by Nigel Maund May 27, 2005 http://www.safehaven.com/article-3134.htm This article first appeared on...
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2005/06/01/047.html Oil Output Stagnates for 8th Month Reuters Russian oil output has risen 50,000 barrels per day in May...
Jay wrote: If you don't like "confirmed" you may pick one of your own choosing. Our society is now loosing our energy inputs. Our society has now started to...
... This is what I call 'refusing to address the issue'. Please demonstrate that the scenario I pointed out CANNOT happen. (Since I was demonstrating an...
<http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=38845&version=1&template_id=48&parent_id=28> or <http://tinyurl.com/a6t47> `Saudi output...
See responses, etc. ... the 20th ... I OBJECT! :) Sorry, having a Perry Mason moment. ... production. 1) Yet. 2) I did not say oil, I said fossil fuels. As...
Teras Yes,I do believe <<So you believe it's unrealistic to expect public policy to _simultanously_ aim at 1) powering down and 2) producing power using the...
"In the summer, refineries want light crude, which is more easily processed into gasoline, but OPEC has no more light crude capacity available, he said." ...