The era of cheap oil is history, geologist warns

[malachi]

But what do these guys know? They're only ge-fuckin'-ologists.
Should be a huge winner of a topic for Kerry.

Kenneth S. Deffeyes, a Princeton University geologist, has a suggestion for Thanksgiving 2005: "Give thanks for a century of cheap and plentiful oil."

That is when he predicts global oil production will peak, making it increasingly difficult to meet the world's voracious appetite for inexpensive energy.

"The exploration game is essentially over," Deffeyes said yesterday at the American Chemical Society's national meeting at the Convention Center and nearby hotels.

"I believe this is the biggest challenge any of us will face in our lifetime. This is the big one," said Smalley, a professor at Rice University in Houston.

But what do these guys know? They're only ge-fuckin'-ologists.
Should be a huge winner of a topic for Kerry.
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/business/9490629.htm

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. tsk, tsk, tsk

you know better... and hence why the neo cons need to secure the middle east oil, I ain't shitting you, even if this leads to WW III

[CarolynEC]

2. JK had a great line on The Daily Show last night...

"There's no way we can drill our way out of this problem."

Went on to talk about need for alternatives, how to spur development, etc.

[tandot]

3. What do Geologists and Scientists know!? I trust Bush and God...

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/latimests/20040825/ts_latimes/whitehouseputsthewestonfasttrackforoilgasdrilling

White House Puts the West on Fast Track for Oil, Gas Drilling

WASHINGTON — Placing a heavy emphasis on energy production in the American West, the Bush administration has moved aggressively to open up broad areas of largely unspoiled federal land to oil and gas exploration.

I bet God told Bush that we have unlimited supply of oil. Bush knows what he is talking about. Bush is always right and God speaks to him. Just look at all the WMD we've found and that Iraq-Al Qaeda connection...

[Dimsdale]

4. Take a billion people out of China..

and there'd still be about 6 million more than the US. How soon before demand from China outpaces ours? Duh.
As Uncle Dick(head) said, 'murkans have the right to drive those SUVs! And he and his corporate buds have the right to implement the PNAC manifesto. New markets to exploit. No problem wasting thousands to get an upper hand.

[callous taoboy]

5. Yeah, and don't forget

that conservation may be fine as a personal virtue, but it will not be(wasn't) the cornerstone of *'s energy policy.