tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135320050960347924.post5240725545421884078..comments2023-11-05T07:34:24.372+00:00Comments on Politically Confused: AGW and Peak Oil: A Two-Part Malthusian MythAdamShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08217603013523768701noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135320050960347924.post-59402693557827994872011-03-11T19:32:21.983+00:002011-03-11T19:32:21.983+00:00I am not denying oil is a finite resource. But the...I am not denying oil is a finite resource. But the notion that it is about to run out (in the next, say, 50 years) is just scaremongering. <br /><br />But let's say it did. We have other technologies, which are already lining up to replace oil anyway. (They just aren't as "economically viable" yet.) <br /><br />My biggest objection to peak oil people is when they tell us what to do about the problem...it usually doesn't go well...<br /><br />See here at 5:35 onwards:<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb3JI8F9LQQ<br />Evil, evil man. Very sick. Clearly loves the idea of killing people off.<br /><br />Malthusianism does not take into account the power of the individual to be dynamic, creative and resourceful. Humanity is not a cancer. Every human being is a blessing, not a curse.<br /><br />(Thankfully even if I were to believe there are too many people, fertility is collapsing, especially in the West. I am more concerned about humans dying out. See 'UN Agenda 21' etc.)AdamShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08217603013523768701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135320050960347924.post-74637274048631127202011-03-11T03:49:50.869+00:002011-03-11T03:49:50.869+00:00I thought peak oil was a lie to a while until I ch...I thought peak oil was a lie to a while until I checked the math. <br /><br />in 1970 only The west, soviet and japan used significant amounts of oil. that is when US oil production started to decline. <br /><br />but ever since we double consumption every 7 years or less. That means that every decade you are consuming more than all the previous years put together. try doubling a grain of corn for every square on the chessboard. at square 64, you get a number so big that it will represent more corn than the entire planet made of corn. <br /><br />We are not finding any more North Sea size oil fields. No new saudi Arabias, no new US deposits except deep offshore of which _none_ are the size of the North Sea which is going dry. <br />Iran production has passed it's top production and will never again produce as much, same goes for Aserbaidjan and the kaspian sea., same with Venezuela. Listen, even if the _entire_ Pacific was a lake of oil there would BE a limit! There would come a day when there was less remaining than you had used, if and since we double our consumption every decade because all the world _has_ to consume more for the economic activity to grow, deliver food, etc. <br /><br />it's not a theory. Its maths. pure maths. <br /><br />watch this video twice and do the math. watch the _whole_ thing. <br /><br />most people fall off after part one which is why <br />noone ever understands it.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-QA2rkpBSY<br /><br />if you know what torrent is, try www.isohunt.com and dload "crude awakening" <br />it is _serious_ stuff. Try tell if they are "just lying". I'll think you <br />See the logic.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ry7OwWFXn7cseekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06786734169529926439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135320050960347924.post-10259276586507032582009-12-04T23:04:08.167+00:002009-12-04T23:04:08.167+00:00Nope, we aren't going backwards, what needs to...Nope, we aren't going backwards, what needs to happen instead is for the potential of nuclear, geothermal etc power to be unleashed so we can progress society into a new industrial age with a stable or increasing world population.<br /><br />The 3rd world will stabilise at some point during the next century...as for the West, if we don't have more children there won't be a West in a few generations. The birth rates collectively of W Europe/N America come to about 1.5 when only citizens are looked at (where 2 means a stable population for the future)<br /><br />As for the oil, no it's not running out, co2 is not causing global warming, but we can move on from oil anytime. Simply switch all cars and other craft to hydrogen engines and get all our electricity from nuclear, geothermal, and the other crappier renewable sources.<br /><br />Organic farming is the future for health and pollution minimisation, and it WILL feed everyone if we grow hemp, also if we use algae (chlorella/spirulina) for nutrition, read Mike Adams' report on the above algae for more info. Also if we simply ceased farming animals and replaced this with all-plant farming, even the environazi groups say this will feed humanity at 2050 population levels with current production levels.<br /><br />The possibilities are limitless sir! Yet you wish to mope about population control and the end of industry, and how our very existence is impossible without oil. I call BS. <br /><br />Or, if you believe we are 'overpopulated', here's a pistol. Lead by example.AdamShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08217603013523768701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135320050960347924.post-9929899275867221902009-12-04T15:37:00.570+00:002009-12-04T15:37:00.570+00:00The Age of Oil has driven our growth over the past...The Age of Oil has driven our growth over the past 100 years. The entire basis of our modern civilization is built on oil and other fossil fuels. It has enabled the industrial revolution, a massive increase in population, and our current standard of living in the West. One way or another, the passing of this Age will change us forever.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.watchinghistory.com/2009/12/age-of-oil.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.watchinghistory.com/2009/12/age-of-oil.html</a>Chris Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07305747866146613339noreply@blogger.com