[scssvop]

Wow, I've never had so much debate in a first post before. Thanks for the welcome guys.

[scssvop]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('pstarr', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'T')he fields they are finding have bigger and bigger payouts.

[scssvop]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('GoghGoner', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('scssvop', 'A')s the price to discover oil becomes higher, the price of oil will rise to cover those costs. I don't think oil will be here forever, but I think it will still be here for a long time to come at a reasonable cost.

[scssvop]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('rangerone314', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('scssvop', 'T')hank you for the warm welcome. I have to admit I have never heard of EROEI. I did a quick search though. From what I understand, it is a concept of diminishing return. Correct?

[scssvop]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('TheDude', '
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Did you get anything out of the SLB/Smith merger, too?

[GoghGoner]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('scssvop', '
')The good news is that as the price of oil rises, demand for alternative resources and fuel savings rise.

[scssvop]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('GoghGoner', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('scssvop', '
')The good news is that as the price of oil rises, demand for alternative resources and fuel savings rise.

[schmuckduck]

Hey everyone.

I used to post here way back in 2004 under the name "pterodactyl". My old login details don't work anymore though so I've re-registered with this name.

I'm interested in all aspects of peak oil, particularly how things are likely to play out in Australia.

[Narz]

welcome back, I wasn't here back then but things have changed quite a bit since even I've been here.

[Carlhole]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('schmuckduck', 'H')ey everyone.

I used to post here way back in 2004 under the name "pterodactyl". My old login details don't work anymore though so I've re-registered with this name.

I'm interested in all aspects of peak oil, particularly how things are likely to play out in Australia.

[concerned pilot]

Hello all
Like you all I am concerned about the road we as a society / species are taking.
After reading a couple of books (the empty tank, the long emergency) and from my own observations, I am starting to become very aware of what we are doing to our planet (I have flown over the Tar sands in Northern Alberta, It's disturbing), and how we are being kept in the dark about certain issues. Pollution in general, peak oil/the end of the oil age, over population to name just a few. Not to mention my career of choice – aviation (yes I know I’m going to get flamed for this) is most likely going to be priced beyond what most can afford. I better have a back up plan career wise for my latter years.

While I’m still flying I plan on building an off grid house near the city I live in using alternate building techniques.

I just thought I’d introduce myself, as I will more likely be lurking most of the time.


Ontario, Canada.

[Nefarious]

Welcome
Nothing wrong with your profession.We all do what we have to in order to put food on the table. Hell I work in the offshore oil industry

[mos6507]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Nefarious', 'W')elcome
Nothing wrong with your profession.We all do what we have to in order to put food on the table. Hell I work in the offshore oil industry

[concerned pilot]

Oh I don't feel bad about it at all, I just know some environmental types frown on aviation, and I figure there are more then a few on here.
I'm hoping down the road that biofuels (algae based) really take off, or whatever scientific wizardry the pointy heads can come up with. In the mean time I’m just watching, reading, and hoping that this is blown out of proportion.
Either way, peak oil or not, we do need to change how we live to something a bit less destructive.

[Nefarious]

Why should he feel bad about it? He stated that he was "starting" to become aware about it. I am sure he was a pilot long before he knew anything about resource depletion and overshoot.What's done is done and can't be undone.Why leave a career to start over at the bottom of a new one? Especially this late in the game of resource depletion. It's what he does from this point out that makes the difference. If he goes on with the unnecessary materialistic consumption from the wealth garnered from his wages then yeah I can see your point. If on the other hand he uses his new found knowledge and his paycheck to make his own personal life more sustainable, then good for him I say! Still won't make a dent in the grand scheme of things to come though.

[Nefarious]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('concerned pilot', 'O')h I don't feel bad about it at all, I just know some environmental types frown on aviation, and I figure there are more then a few on here.
I'm hoping down the road that biofuels (algae based) really take off, or whatever scientific wizardry the pointy heads can come up with. In the mean time I’m just watching, reading, and hoping that this is blown out of proportion.You haven't read enough!! The hard truth of the matter will scare the shit out of you!!


Either way, peak oil or not, we do need to change how we live to something a bit less destructive.

[Nefarious]

A good video for beginners on youtube is called "the most important video you will ever see" I tried to do a direct link but I couldn't get it to load sorry.

[energywonk]

Hello all,

I've been a long time reader relatively (past two years perhaps). This site is amazing. What a resource to learn about energy and its all encompassing impact. The scholarship here is incredible. I've learned a great deal and I feel like I've only scratched the surface. I even utilized this site as a resource for a peak oil presentation.

On a side note. I'm a recent college grad who is seeking to forge a career in energy policy. I desire advice from this educated community on what moves I should make to advance this goal. What section of the forum would be appropriate for such inquires?

[tonyhavens]

but I just decided to formally register...

Well folks, it's been quite a ride over the the years, from the early sparse postings, to today's flood of bad news.

As a business owner originally based in Hong Kong (18 years!) I had plenty of spare time to indulge my interests, including researching peak energy and climate change - an interest that became an obsession as the projections grew grimmer, and the visible evidence of change for the worse grew weekly more apparent.

Together with a few close friends who share my interest in parsing the future, we decided to act on our knowledge a few years ago. I moved my family of five to New Zealand, and haven't regretted the move for an instance. I took a cut in income of roughly 80%, but my quality of life is so much better that it more than compensates. Some of my other friends took equally bold leaps. I have had the chance to speak with many ex-pats here, and I can tell you, I am not alone in my motives for moving here.

I hope that all of us who have been thinking about these issues, gather the courage to make their own leaps to some community that has the means to stand above the fray...

[Revi]

I have known about peak oil for a while too.

I live in Maine, which might or might not be the place to be.

Any port in a storm.