PO gets more "mainstream"

Totally_Baffled · Post by **Totally_Baffled** » 19 Nov 2008, 21:04

Demand, of 85 billion barrels per day in 2007, is expected to rise to 106 billion by 2030, according to the International Energy Agency.

85 billion barrels per day? No wonder prices are falling !

skeptik · Post by **skeptik** » 19 Nov 2008, 21:11

Does the IEA have a weather forecast for 2030 by any chance?.. I'm thinking of taking a holiday in the UK over Easter.

Andy Hunt · Post by **Andy Hunt** » 19 Nov 2008, 21:41

skeptik wrote:Does the IEA have a weather forecast for 2030 by any chance?.. I'm thinking of taking a holiday in the UK over Easter.

I hear you can rent their crystal ball, it's usually booked solid but there's a bit of a dip in demand for it just at the minute, so you might be lucky.

fubar1977 · Post by **fubar1977** » 20 Nov 2008, 00:13

S**t ----------------> Fan
Coming to an economy near you!
Everything must go, and possibly will!

emordnilap · Post by **emordnilap** » 20 Nov 2008, 11:13

Totally_Baffled wrote:
Demand, of 85 billion barrels per day in 2007, is expected to rise to 106 billion by 2030, according to the International Energy Agency.
85 billion barrels per day? No wonder prices are falling !

I never did latch on to American -illions.

Anyway, who cares what the demand is? I demand a million euro a day!

Andy_K · Post by **Andy_K** » 20 Nov 2008, 12:51

emordnilap wrote:
Totally_Baffled wrote:
Demand, of 85 billion barrels per day in 2007, is expected to rise to 106 billion by 2030, according to the International Energy Agency.
85 billion barrels per day? No wonder prices are falling !
I never did latch on to American -illions.

Anyway, who cares what the demand is? I demand a million euro a day!

Donald Rumsfeld is giving George Bush his daily briefing. He concludes by saying: "Yesterday, 3 Brazilian soldiers were killed."

"OH NO!" the President exclaims. "That's terrible!"

His staff sits stunned at this display of emotion, nervously watching as the President sits, head in hands.

Finally, the President looks up and asks, "How many is a brazillion?"

fubar1977 · Post by **fubar1977** » 20 Nov 2008, 16:17

You can`t help but feel a bit sorry for Obama and the enourmous clusterf**k he is inheriting.
Anyhow, looks like I might be about to join the 2.whatever million unemployed shortly (I work in retail

). so right at this moment I`m past caring... off to get VERY drunk.

skeptik · Post by **skeptik** » 20 Nov 2008, 19:13

fubar1977 wrote:

You can`t help but feel a bit sorry for Obama and the enourmous clusterf**k he is inheriting.

Yup... He's going to get "Change", but I don't think its going to be the sort of change his supporters are expecting.

fubar1977 wrote: Anyhow, looks like I might be about to join the 2.whatever million unemployed shortly (I work in retail ). so right at this moment I`m past caring... off to get VERY drunk.

Being given the heave ho through no fault of one's own is a very unpleasant experience, especially the first time it happens. Illogical, but I remember being very upset and taking it as a judgement on my worth as a person - and the big binge. By the time it happened a third time I'd developed a more phlegmatic attitude. Commiserations, & stay in touch.

fubar1977 · Post by **fubar1977** » 20 Nov 2008, 19:23

Thanks Skeptic. I appreciate your support.
Having never been unemployed (I`ve worked since I was 14 or so, I`m now 31) it`s going to be a bit of a shock but I`m trying to stay positive!

Next stop.
Pub.
ttfn.

happychicken · Post by **happychicken** » 06 Dec 2008, 11:08

David Strahan and Nick McGregor on Radio 4's Today programme this morning.

David Strahan never mentions the words "peak oil" - he refers to it as the "geophysical and geopolitical limit" instead

http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/ne ... 768796.stm

Andy Hunt · Post by **Andy Hunt** » 06 Dec 2008, 15:37

happychicken wrote:David Strahan never mentions the words "peak oil" - he refers to it as the "geophysical and geopolitical limit" instead

Good move - thus avoiding cliched terminology that nobody understands, and avoiding the red herring debate on whether it's a 'peak' or a 'plateau'.

welshgreen · Post by **welshgreen** » 06 Dec 2008, 15:45

speaking of becoming more mainstream a week or so ago there was a double page spread on peak oil and transition towns in my local paper.

fubar1977 · Post by **fubar1977** » 06 Dec 2008, 18:56

It also gets a mention in "The Trigger" by Arthur C. Clarke & Michael Kube McDowel from 1999.

Can anyone else think of a mainstream novel that mentions it?