Unconventional sources promise rich natural gas harvest

mcewena1 · Post by **mcewena1** » 16 Jun 2009, 19:14

Here's Matthew Simmons opinion about gas from shale

http://www.minorheresies.com/essays/200 ... -play.html

fifthcolumn · Post by **fifthcolumn** » 16 Jun 2009, 20:02

mcewena1 wrote:Here's Matthew Simmons opinion about gas from shale

In other words Mr Peak in 2001 no wait 2003 no wait 2005 no wait 2008.

At some point he will call the peak correctly but in the meantime, pardon me if I hit the snooze button on anything he has to say in terms of predictions.

RGR · Post by **RGR** » 17 Jun 2009, 01:27

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2 As and a B · Post by **2 As and a B** » 17 Jun 2009, 06:35

RGR wrote:
RalphW wrote:
I fully expect industrial society to implode long before we have burnt all the gas we could theoretically drill.
The stone age did not end for lack of stones, I doubt either the oil age, or the natural gas age, will end for lack of available resource either.

B R E A K I N G N E W S !

Stones are not a source of energy.

fifthcolumn · Post by **fifthcolumn** » 17 Jun 2009, 16:49

foodinistar wrote: Stones are not a source of energy.

Since you are trying to be clever I will return the favour:

Stones are not a source of energy UNLESS they are uranium ore or oil shale.