OIL SUPPLY PROBLEMS--Radio Interview w/ Matthew Simmons

[jetflyer]

I just read the first link in the post above. It is a VERY sobering read. Serious food for thought about the future of our country, much less aviation.

B6Guy,
We've all been brainwashed to think oil will last forever. It's crazy to see how much trouble we're in when we just get to the HALF way point in our oil usage history huh? Oil discoveries have declined every decade for the last four decades. There is one problem: NEW FINDS ARE NOT COMING FAST ENOUGH TO REPLACE THE DECLINES IN THE CURRENT OIL FIELDS. There is nothing that can replace the POWER of oil at such a cheap cost. Oil is CHEAP. We're in trouble because we've set up our society like oil would be cheap forever. There is going to be FINANCIAL pain, especially for developing countries and the POOR of the U.S. especially. If oil goes to $100.00/ barrel or higher, it will no doubt slow down the economy. We need to start EXTREME changes now, to avoid that problem. Unfortunately some pain is obviously unavoidable, just look at gas prices now.

If anyone hasn't read what B6guy just read and said was sobering, you should read the SPEECHES to Congress given by Roscoe Bartlett, a Republican from Maryland. In the SECOND SPEECH BELOW, there are visual aids. The first one is more recent, but doesn't have the slides included which he was pointing to as he gave the speech to congress.

Roscoe Bartlett, Republican Congressman from Maryland just gave a new speech to Congress, broadcast on C-SPAN on July 19, 2005 about COMING OIL SUPPLY PROBLEMS.
Here is the transcript. I highly recommend you all read it:
http://www.xecu.net/thorn/PO/PO-July19-2005.html

April 19th Bartlett gave this speech to congress. This is a good speech to read, with visuals.
http://www.bartlett.house.gov/SupportingFiles/documents/energyspeech.pdf

Roscoe Bartlett met with Bush on Peak Oil on June 29th. So Bush, no doubt knows about the coming oil supply problems. Here is the press release from the Congressman's Website:
http://www.bartlett.house.gov/latestnews.asp?ARTICLE2900=7308http://www.bartlett.house.gov/lates...RTICLE2900=7308

Jet

p.s. once you've learned about peak oil, you have seen a glimpse of the future.

 

[Slim]

One of the worst things ever done to U.S. energy policy was when the SYNFUELS Corporation was terminated by the Reagen administration. It was a federal corporation whose primary purpose was the development of synthetic fuels. I believe it was a product of the Carter administration. That was one of the few things Carter got right.

The Reagen administration couldn't justify the cost because their primary focus was on coal gasification. The process cost more than a barrel of oil at the time, thus there was no need (so the reasoning went!). Since Carter, no administration has produced an effective, forward looking national energy policy,

 

[apache]

Jetflyer:

This is excellent info and thanks for posting it. Our way of life is going to come to an abrupt end if the public doesn't become informed of what is coming.

Slim:

You, Sir, are also right on the money.

I am no hippy, feel-good, commie Democrat, but the Republicans have been behaving as if they know that a big asteroid is hurtling at us and they are going to make as much money and have as good a time as they can before the world ends. JMO

 

[MachPi]

I am very in the middle when it comes to politics.
Jet

I don't care whether a person is left of Mao or right of Mussolini (well, maybe a little) as long as his argument is about the argument and not just a bunch of ad hominem attacks. Personal attacks that have nothing to do with the conversation make my eyes roll up into my head. That said, I now understand that your statement wasn't an ad hominem attack at all, and I apologize for having taken it that way. It's easy to miss the tone and the spirit of a statement on a forum, since it's hard to convey that on the printed page sometimes.

You have a Sierra Nevada with your name on it if we ever find ourselves in a Holiday Inn bar together with a little extra time.

Cheers,

MP

 

[Jeepman]

Oil-shmoil, just buy some CPST!!! Before it gets expensive, because it's gonna!

 

[LAXSaabdude]

the Republicans have been behaving as if they know that a big asteroid is hurtling at us and they are going to make as much money and have as good a time as they can before the world ends. JMO

It's like the James Watt "dominion theology" mentality never left. When asked about his squandering of our country's natural resources, he once said "I don't know how many more generations we will see before the Lord returns."

Great justification, huh?

LAXSaabdude.

 

[EMB170Pilot]

Jetflyer:
I am no hippy, feel-good, commie Democrat, but the Republicans have been behaving as if they know that a big asteroid is hurtling at us and they are going to make as much money and have as good a time as they can before the world ends. JMO

???????????????????????????? Riiiiiiiiiiiiiight

 

[islandhopper]

Are you kidding?? Bush thinking 5 years down the road, he can't even ride a bicycle without falling off.

The only thing that boy is thinking about is how to line his pockets and the pockets' of his buddies that got him where he is today.

Dont forget he is also getting even with the unions that voted against him! (re: us!)

 

[Overtone]

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