O:9:"MagpieRSS":23:{s:6:"parser";i:0;s:12:"current_item";a:0:{}s:5:"items";a:25:{i:0;a:13:{s:2:"id";s:58:"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27829650.post-446298191023695189";s:9:"published";s:29:"2007-09-05T12:17:00.001-07:00";s:7:"updated";s:29:"2007-09-05T15:39:32.220-07:00";s:5:"title";s:31:"Peak postponed to 2015 or 2020?";s:12:"atom_content";s:1802:"<div>I get frustrated when I try having a conversation with someone about peak oil and they just flat out deny that oil production will reach a peak. What's frustrating is that I know that these people haven't really done their homework. If they don't even know what ERoEI and URR stand for then there's not much point in arguing with them since they don't really understand the issue.<br /><br />The other day I came upon <a href="http://www.trendlines.ca/energy.htm">this interesting website</a> maintained by Canadian analyst Freddy Hutter.  With predictions and data about production, discoveries and reserves from Colin Campbell and others concerned with peak oil, Hutter reasonably suggests that the peak may not happen for another ten years or so.  I like this website because you can tell that Hutter has done his homework.  He's not just another voice on the web who plays the alternative fuel card or gets nit-picky about Hubbert's failure to include Alaskan production in his 1956 prediction (in <em>Hubbert's Peak</em>, Ken Deffeyes actually shows a Gaussian curve that fits domestic production including Alaskan and offshore fields).  Hutter's analysis is backed up with data and graphs that give him much more credibility. </div><br /><div> </div>So maybe Deffeyes, Campbell, Simmons and crew will be proved wrong; maybe peak won't happen before the end of this decade.  If peak doesn't happen until 2020 what kind of difference does that make?  Would that give us enough time to prepare for a world of permanently declining liquid hydrocarbon production?  Or would we still maintain the status quo as we are now?    <br /><br />Check out the website (<a href="http://trendlines.ca/energy.htm">http://trendlines.ca/energy.htm</a>) and see what you think.  And comments are always welcome.";s:12:"link_replies";s:147:"http://utahpeakoil.blogspot.com/feeds/446298191023695189/comments/defaulthttp://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=27829650&postID=446298191023695189";s:9:"link_edit";s:70:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27829650/posts/default/446298191023695189";s:9:"link_self";s:70:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27829650/posts/default/446298191023695189";s:4:"link";s:75:"http://utahpeakoil.blogspot.com/2007/09/peak-postponed-to-2015-or-2020.html";s:11:"author_name";s:12:"Utah Peaknik";s:10:"author_uri";s:51:"http://www.blogger.com/profile/07895309590501616841";s:12:"author_email";s:19:"noreply@blogger.com";s:3:"thr";a:1:{s:5:"total";s:1:"1";}}i:1;a:13:{s:2:"id";s:59:"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27829650.post-2799083234955283144";s:9:"published";s:29:"2007-08-20T12:45:00.000-07:00";s:7:"updated";s:29:"2007-08-20T12:52:33.427-07:00";s:5:"title";s:19:"The End of Suburbia";s:12:"atom_content";s:404:"I finally watched <span style="font-style: italic;">The End of Suburbia</span>, and for an hour-long documentary I thought it did a pretty good job of covering the essentials as the public should understand them. <br /><br />If you want to watch <span style="font-style:italic;">The End of Suburbia</span> online, you can check it out <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=Q3uvzcY2Xug">here</a> on YouTube.";s:12:"link_replies";s:149:"http://utahpeakoil.blogspot.com/feeds/2799083234955283144/comments/defaulthttp://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=27829650&postID=2799083234955283144";s:9:"link_edit";s:71:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27829650/posts/default/2799083234955283144";s:9:"link_self";s:71:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27829650/posts/default/2799083234955283144";s:4:"link";s:60:"http://utahpeakoil.blogspot.com/2007/08/end-of-suburbia.html";s:11:"author_name";s:12:"Utah Peaknik";s:10:"author_uri";s:51:"http://www.blogger.com/profile/07895309590501616841";s:12:"author_email";s:19:"noreply@blogger.com";s:3:"thr";a:1:{s:5:"total";s:1:"0";}}i:2;a:13:{s:2:"id";s:59:"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27829650.post-3393827730951123451";s:9:"published";s:29:"2007-07-31T20:41:00.000-07:00";s:7:"updated";s:29:"2007-07-31T20:56:43.632-07:00";s:5:"title";s:41:"Oil QUIETLY closed at a record high today";s:12:"atom_content";s:682:"The last time oil was anywhere near this price was last August when many were justifiably concerned that Israel had lit the fuse on what could explode into World War 3 in the middle east. And now with very little attention from the media, oil has quietly surpassed this former high. I looked for a mention of this on the major news web sites just now and found hardly anything. This just stuns me when I think about the vital importance of oil to life as we know it.<br /><br />Why is the media whispering about something so important? Could it have anything to do with their dependence on advertisers who would like their customers to believe everything is just fine? Any thoughts?";s:12:"link_replies";s:149:"http://utahpeakoil.blogspot.com/feeds/3393827730951123451/comments/defaulthttp://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=27829650&postID=3393827730951123451";s:9:"link_edit";s:71:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27829650/posts/default/3393827730951123451";s:9:"link_self";s:71:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27829650/posts/default/3393827730951123451";s:4:"link";s:84:"http://utahpeakoil.blogspot.com/2007/07/oil-quietly-closed-at-record-high-today.html";s:11:"author_name";s:15:"google_PEAK_OIL";s:10:"author_uri";s:51:"http://www.blogger.com/profile/12716471847770244791";s:12:"author_email";s:19:"noreply@blogger.com";s:3:"thr";a:1:{s:5:"total";s:1:"0";}}i:3;a:13:{s:2:"id";s:59:"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27829650.post-2789967536147693962";s:9:"published";s:29:"2007-07-19T15:26:00.000-07:00";s:7:"updated";s:29:"2007-07-19T16:04:33.493-07:00";s:5:"title";s:39:"Davis County "Energy Recovery Facility"";s:12:"atom_content";s:1157:"Whenever I see the sign on Highway 89 for the garbage burn plant by HAFB, I always have to chuckle.  <br /><br />ENERGY RECOVERY FACILITY - EXIT 404<br /><br />They call it an energy recovery facility because the methane recovered from burning Davis County's garbage is used by HAFB for generating electricity.  To be clear, I think it's good that Davis County's trash is burned instead of just thrown in a conventional landfill.  <br /><br />But calling it an energy recovery facility is, IMHO, almost Orwellian.  <br /><br />Just think about it; how much fuel does it take for all of those trucks to slowly go through neighborhoods picking up trash and then drive it up to HAFB?  Even though I've never crunched the numbers, I would be willing to bet that the operation is a net energy loser when everything is taken into consideration.<br /><br />In a post peak world, how will we get rid of our garbage?  Or maybe the question should be, how much less garbage will we be producing once there's less stuff for us to consume?  Will we use stoves to burn our cardboard boxes and used tissues?  Or will it be better to bury anything organic in the backyard?";s:12:"link_replies";s:149:"http://utahpeakoil.blogspot.com/feeds/2789967536147693962/comments/defaulthttp://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=27829650&postID=2789967536147693962";s:9:"link_edit";s:71:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27829650/posts/default/2789967536147693962";s:9:"link_self";s:71:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27829650/posts/default/2789967536147693962";s:4:"link";s:82:"http://utahpeakoil.blogspot.com/2007/07/davis-county-energy-recovery-facility.html";s:11:"author_name";s:12:"Utah Peaknik";s:10:"author_uri";s:51:"http://www.blogger.com/profile/07895309590501616841";s:12:"author_email";s:19:"noreply@blogger.com";s:3:"thr";a:1:{s:5:"total";s:1:"0";}}i:4;a:13:{s:2:"id";s:59:"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27829650.post-7623687985318093647";s:9:"published";s:29:"2007-07-07T13:19:00.000-07:00";s:7:"updated";s:29:"2007-07-07T13:53:35.133-07:00";s:5:"title";s:22:"Abiotic oil?  So what?";s:12:"atom_content";s:1366:"If you read some of the online forums about energy issues you'll see people claiming that oil isn't a fossil fuel after all.  Instead they claim that petroleum was formed by other mechanistic geologic processes within the earth.  We won't get into a debate here about which theory of petroleum formation is correct, but if you want to read the arguments you can check out the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abiotic_oil#The_geological_argument_against">Wikipedia article</a> on the subject.  <br /><br />So what if petroleum is abiogenic?  Oil fields and entire nations still reach a peak in production and then enter a terminal decline.  And even though some [crackpots] claim that enough oil is formed continually to replentish what we extract, we've still been discovering less and less oil worldwide since 1964.    <br /><br />Some supporters of the abiotic theory claim that more oil lies deeper than the reserves that we've been discovering and producing.  If that's the case, is it even feasible for us to extract it?  Even with all of our technological advances in the past few decades, <a href="http://www.fromthewilderness.com/free/ww3/100404_abiotic_oil.shtml">it's still virtually impossible to drill a well deeper than 10 km</a>. <br /><br />So if you're trying to persuade me that peak oil is a sham, you're going to have to try something better.";s:12:"link_replies";s:149:"http://utahpeakoil.blogspot.com/feeds/7623687985318093647/comments/defaulthttp://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=27829650&postID=7623687985318093647";s:9:"link_edit";s:71:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27829650/posts/default/7623687985318093647";s:9:"link_self";s:71:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27829650/posts/default/7623687985318093647";s:4:"link";s:64:"http://utahpeakoil.blogspot.com/2007/07/abiotic-oil-so-what.html";s:11:"author_name";s:12:"Utah Peaknik";s:10:"author_uri";s:51:"http://www.blogger.com/profile/07895309590501616841";s:12:"author_email";s:19:"noreply@blogger.com";s:3:"thr";a:1:{s:5:"total";s:1:"1";}}i:5;a:13:{s:2:"id";s:59:"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27829650.post-2652104538992671923";s:9:"published";s:29:"2007-06-08T08:01:00.001-07:00";s:7:"updated";s:29:"2007-06-08T09:12:16.738-07:00";s:5:"title";s:28:"Stucco, stucco everywhere...";s:12:"atom_content";s:2288:"I just returned from a short visit to Washington County.  Unfortunately I had to drive because St. George isn't on a passenger rail line.  <br /><br />Washington County is beautiful and nauseating at the same time.  <br /><br />I love the red rock mesas and plateaus that form the area's backdrop, but I could never live in St. George or any of the surrounding municipalities.  If you think that the Wasatch Front is bad when it comes to car-dependency, Washington County is even worse.      <br /><br />The tragic thing about St. George is that it could have turned out much better had people done some careful planning as little as 25 years ago.  Instead of the sprawling monstrosity that it just recently became, St. George could have been developed in a more sustainable, tight-knit fashion with a focus on pedestrian-friendly development and mass transit.  <br /><br />While I was there it was a relief to go through the old town section of the city (which is laid out on a nice, orderly grid system) and to see the temple and other handsome historic buildings.  It's ironic that a beautiful landscape was created when the people had very little, whereas millions and millions of dollars have now been used to create an unsustainable crapscape.<br /><br />The seemingly endless cookie cutter subdivisions, strip malls, restaurant pads and big boxes really get to me after a couple of days.  Why do people choose to live there again?  Are golf courses, snow-free weather, endless shopping opportunities and outdoor recreation really worth the absence of community and any sort of sustainable lifestyle?   <br />  <br />It will be interesting (or maybe I should say frightening) to see what happens to Washington County as peak oil realities set in.  What happens when the trucks stop coming?  How the hell could the area grow enough food to support its current population?  How can you get out of St. George if you can't drive out?  Remember, there's no rail through St. George.  How enraged will the people become when they recognize that their real estate investments aren't worth very much in an energy-scarce world?<br /><br />Of course the problems that face Washington County aren't unique to that area, but I think they'll be worse there than in most other places in the state.";s:12:"link_replies";s:149:"http://utahpeakoil.blogspot.com/feeds/2652104538992671923/comments/defaulthttp://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=27829650&postID=2652104538992671923";s:9:"link_edit";s:71:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27829650/posts/default/2652104538992671923";s:9:"link_self";s:71:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27829650/posts/default/2652104538992671923";s:4:"link";s:69:"http://utahpeakoil.blogspot.com/2007/06/stucco-stucco-everywhere.html";s:11:"author_name";s:12:"Utah Peaknik";s:10:"author_uri";s:51:"http://www.blogger.com/profile/07895309590501616841";s:12:"author_email";s:19:"noreply@blogger.com";s:3:"thr";a:1:{s:5:"total";s:1:"0";}}i:6;a:13:{s:2:"id";s:59:"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27829650.post-2442592295970437074";s:9:"published";s:29:"2007-05-29T12:56:00.001-07:00";s:7:"updated";s:29:"2007-05-29T13:04:59.550-07:00";s:5:"title";s:7:"Asphalt";s:12:"atom_content";s:531:"In a world of diminishing oil and natural gas production, it's safe to assume that we will need all of the land we have to produce food using non-industrialized farming methods.  It might sound ridiculous now, but we'll probably need to rip out parking lots to do this (it's not like we'll be able to drive our cars on them anyway). <br /><br />But here's what I'm wondering: what the heck are we going to do with all of that asphalt?  And will we have enough machine power to remove it?  <br /><br />It's something to think about.";s:12:"link_replies";s:149:"http://utahpeakoil.blogspot.com/feeds/2442592295970437074/comments/defaulthttp://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=27829650&postID=2442592295970437074";s:9:"link_edit";s:71:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27829650/posts/default/2442592295970437074";s:9:"link_self";s:71:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27829650/posts/default/2442592295970437074";s:4:"link";s:52:"http://utahpeakoil.blogspot.com/2007/05/asphalt.html";s:11:"author_name";s:12:"Utah Peaknik";s:10:"author_uri";s:51:"http://www.blogger.com/profile/07895309590501616841";s:12:"author_email";s:19:"noreply@blogger.com";s:3:"thr";a:1:{s:5:"total";s:1:"1";}}i:7;a:13:{s:2:"id";s:59:"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27829650.post-3179915931747103602";s:9:"published";s:29:"2007-05-24T07:02:00.000-07:00";s:7:"updated";s:29:"2007-05-24T07:14:00.517-07:00";s:5:"title";s:37:"Peak Oil - Films to Wake the Sleeping";s:12:"atom_content";s:327:"Valuesystem at livejournal has compiled <a href="http://valuesystem.livejournal.com/16067.html">a nice list of films and other media </a>for those of you who want to know what peak oil is all about.<br /><br /><br /><br />Netflix has "End of Suburbia" in their catalog. If you have Netflix, I recommend you put it on your list.";s:12:"link_replies";s:149:"http://utahpeakoil.blogspot.com/feeds/3179915931747103602/comments/defaulthttp://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=27829650&postID=3179915931747103602";s:9:"link_edit";s:71:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27829650/posts/default/3179915931747103602";s:9:"link_self";s:71:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27829650/posts/default/3179915931747103602";s:4:"link";s:76:"http://utahpeakoil.blogspot.com/2007/05/peak-oil-films-to-wake-sleeping.html";s:11:"author_name";s:15:"google_PEAK_OIL";s:10:"author_uri";s:51:"http://www.blogger.com/profile/12716471847770244791";s:12:"author_email";s:19:"noreply@blogger.com";s:3:"thr";a:1:{s:5:"total";s:1:"0";}}i:8;a:13:{s:2:"id";s:59:"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27829650.post-5307499538122657820";s:9:"published";s:29:"2007-05-12T12:51:00.000-07:00";s:7:"updated";s:29:"2007-05-12T13:12:16.399-07:00";s:5:"title";s:17:"Right...."Hidden"";s:12:"atom_content";s:842:"If you drive (or take bus 55) along Highway 89 in Fruit Heights you can see the recently built subdivision on the east side near the city's southern border named "Hidden Springs."  Of course there's nothing hidden about this subdivision; it's clearly visible from the highway.  And you can't miss the ugly tan stucco siding or the awkward roof lines.  If you live in this new subdivision, the only public places you can walk to are Fruit Heights City Hall and the churches there on Mountain Road.  If you live here, your kids can't walk to school or to the grocery store.  It's another suburban noplace where the people are bound to their automobiles if they want to get anywhere or do anything.          <br /><br />So Hidden Springs is just one of the newest pieces of the unsustainable crapscape we've created here along the Wasatch Front.";s:12:"link_replies";s:149:"http://utahpeakoil.blogspot.com/feeds/5307499538122657820/comments/defaulthttp://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=27829650&postID=5307499538122657820";s:9:"link_edit";s:71:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27829650/posts/default/5307499538122657820";s:9:"link_self";s:71:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27829650/posts/default/5307499538122657820";s:4:"link";s:56:"http://utahpeakoil.blogspot.com/2007/05/righthidden.html";s:11:"author_name";s:12:"Utah Peaknik";s:10:"author_uri";s:51:"http://www.blogger.com/profile/07895309590501616841";s:12:"author_email";s:19:"noreply@blogger.com";s:3:"thr";a:1:{s:5:"total";s:1:"0";}}i:9;a:13:{s:2:"id";s:59:"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27829650.post-6668238404625599069";s:9:"published";s:29:"2007-05-07T11:30:00.000-07:00";s:7:"updated";s:29:"2007-05-07T12:14:17.464-07:00";s:5:"title";s:27:"Damn those text messages...";s:12:"atom_content";s:2046:"So the other day I received one of those chain text messages on my cell phone telling everyone not to buy gas on the 15th of this month.<br /><br />Why are there still enough people delusional enough to believe that some sort of boycott will lower prices?  Anybody who avoids buying gas that day will surely purchase it within a few days before or after.  The oil companies have the half of a brain it takes to understand this.  <br /><br />If you really want to avoid forking over too much dough for gas, let's review some things you can do that really will make a difference.<br /><br />1.  Start walking to church.  Yes, for some people church is too far for walking.  However, I know way too many people who really do live just a block and a half away from church and drive regularly, even though they are perfectly healthy enough to walk and have hardly anything to carry.  You know who you are.  <br /><br />2.  If you live 15 miles away (or more) from work and commute by car five days a week, something has to give.  Move closer to where you work, get a job closer to where you live, figure out how you can use mass transit, carpool, or work out some combination of the above.  And if you live less than three miles from work, walk or ride a bicycle.  No need for an expensive gym membership, and less money spent on gas.  And less wear-and-tear on the car.  It's a win-win-win solution.    <br /><br />3.  Be aware when you drive.  Are you accelerating to the speed limit so you can brake to a stop at the red light you can see from two blocks away?  If so, please stop.  Are your tires properly inflated?  Are you letting the car idle while you chit chat with your neighbor who you're dropping off?  Stop doing that too.  And while you're at it, stop going on drives with friends just for fun.  And if you have the chance to coast down a hill, even if it means going five under the limit, take your foot off the gas and let gravity do the work.<br /><br />If anybody has any other suggestions, please leave them in the comments section.";s:12:"link_replies";s:149:"http://utahpeakoil.blogspot.com/feeds/6668238404625599069/comments/defaulthttp://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=27829650&postID=6668238404625599069";s:9:"link_edit";s:71:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27829650/posts/default/6668238404625599069";s:9:"link_self";s:71:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27829650/posts/default/6668238404625599069";s:4:"link";s:69:"http://utahpeakoil.blogspot.com/2007/05/damn-those-text-messages.html";s:11:"author_name";s:12:"Utah Peaknik";s:10:"author_uri";s:51:"http://www.blogger.com/profile/07895309590501616841";s:12:"author_email";s:19:"noreply@blogger.com";s:3:"thr";a:1:{s:5:"total";s:1:"1";}}i:10;a:13:{s:2:"id";s:59:"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27829650.post-1061430975234637959";s:9:"published";s:29:"2007-04-30T05:59:00.000-07:00";s:7:"updated";s:29:"2007-04-30T06:40:22.696-07:00";s:5:"title";s:42:"Mitt Romney seeks Peak Oil expert's advice";s:12:"atom_content";s:862:"Thanks to utah peaknik for letting me post on the Utah Peak Oil blog.<br /><br />I thought this would be interesting to Utahns:<br /><br /><a href="http://media.www.tnhonline.com/media/storage/paper674/news/2007/04/27/News/Analyst.Peaks.Interest.On.Decreasing.Oil.Supply-2884541-page2.shtml">Mitt Romney meets Peak Oil Expert</a><br /><br /><br /><em>Simmons responded by expressing his concern that this issue was being ignored. One of the few candidates who have approached Simmons is former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, whom Simmons personally met with to discuss the issue. Simmons also mentioned that the former mayor of New York City, Rudolph Giuliani, and New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson have also expressed concern over the issue.</em><br /><br />Matthew Simmons grew up in Kaysville and graduated from the U before earning his MBA at Harvard.";s:12:"link_replies";s:149:"http://utahpeakoil.blogspot.com/feeds/1061430975234637959/comments/defaulthttp://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=27829650&postID=1061430975234637959";s:9:"link_edit";s:71:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27829650/posts/default/1061430975234637959";s:9:"link_self";s:71:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27829650/posts/default/1061430975234637959";s:4:"link";s:78:"http://utahpeakoil.blogspot.com/2007/04/mitt-romney-seek-peak-oil-experts.html";s:11:"author_name";s:15:"google_PEAK_OIL";s:10:"author_uri";s:51:"http://www.blogger.com/profile/12716471847770244791";s:12:"author_email";s:19:"noreply@blogger.com";s:3:"thr";a:1:{s:5:"total";s:1:"0";}}i:11;a:13:{s:2:"id";s:59:"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27829650.post-4522194255297640310";s:9:"published";s:29:"2007-04-24T07:22:00.000-07:00";s:7:"updated";s:29:"2007-04-24T07:29:02.971-07:00";s:5:"title";s:19:"Here we go again...";s:12:"atom_content";s:708:"Gas prices have been steadily rising over the past month, and the blame game is back.<br /><br />"Those darn oil companies are price gouging!"<br /><br />"There's plenty of oil but those darn environmentalists won't let us get it out of the ground!"<br /><br />"We should be able to run our cars on something else but it's not in the politicians' best interest to have alternative energy sources."<br /><br />Nope.<br /><br />It's simpler than that.  Aggregate global oil production is climaxing and the growth in supply is being outpaced by the growth in demand.  <br /><br />If you think it's ugly now, just wait a few years and you'll be longing for the days when you could buy gasoline at $2.75 a gallon.";s:12:"link_replies";s:149:"http://utahpeakoil.blogspot.com/feeds/4522194255297640310/comments/defaulthttp://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=27829650&postID=4522194255297640310";s:9:"link_edit";s:71:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27829650/posts/default/4522194255297640310";s:9:"link_self";s:71:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27829650/posts/default/4522194255297640310";s:4:"link";s:61:"http://utahpeakoil.blogspot.com/2007/04/here-we-go-again.html";s:11:"author_name";s:12:"Utah Peaknik";s:10:"author_uri";s:51:"http://www.blogger.com/profile/07895309590501616841";s:12:"author_email";s:19:"noreply@blogger.com";s:3:"thr";a:1:{s:5:"total";s:1:"2";}}i:12;a:13:{s:2:"id";s:59:"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27829650.post-1890348892591078358";s:9:"published";s:29:"2007-04-16T06:40:00.000-07:00";s:7:"updated";s:29:"2007-04-16T06:51:15.381-07:00";s:5:"title";s:22:"In Technology We Trust";s:12:"atom_content";s:608:"I heard of a survey recently conducted which found that 87% of Americans believe in God or in some higher power.<br /><br />It's a pretty high percentage, but I'm willing to bet that something like 95% of Americans believe that we'll find a way to run our millions of automobiles forever. <br /><br />Maybe on ethanol, or hydrogen, or pond scum, or restaurant grease, or water, or processed garbage, or sawdust, or cow pies...<br /><br />Or maybe we can run all of our cars on the hype over so-called alternative energy sources that the American public believes will rescue us from any fossil fuel shortages.";s:12:"link_replies";s:149:"http://utahpeakoil.blogspot.com/feeds/1890348892591078358/comments/defaulthttp://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=27829650&postID=1890348892591078358";s:9:"link_edit";s:71:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27829650/posts/default/1890348892591078358";s:9:"link_self";s:71:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27829650/posts/default/1890348892591078358";s:4:"link";s:67:"http://utahpeakoil.blogspot.com/2007/04/in-technology-we-trust.html";s:11:"author_name";s:12:"Utah Peaknik";s:10:"author_uri";s:51:"http://www.blogger.com/profile/07895309590501616841";s:12:"author_email";s:19:"noreply@blogger.com";s:3:"thr";a:1:{s:5:"total";s:1:"0";}}i:13;a:13:{s:2:"id";s:58:"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27829650.post-117606755895651937";s:9:"published";s:29:"2007-04-08T14:22:00.000-07:00";s:7:"updated";s:29:"2007-04-08T14:49:24.593-07:00";s:5:"title";s:14:"Here we are...";s:12:"atom_content";s:872:"I'll admit, I've been feeling a lot of anxiety lately.<br /><br />It's only April and the lowest grade of gasoline is already in the $2.60ish range.  Just think how much higher it could get come Labor Day.<br /><br />Maybe I'm viewing things too simplistically, but think of it this way:<br /><br />As the price of oil rises (because the growth in demand is outpacing any growth in production), the price of everything rises, including transportation fuel, food, and countless petroleum-based products.  As things become more expensive, people have less money to save and invest.  This hurts U.S. companies who also have to pay more for supplies just like everyone else.  More companies struggle to survive and more fail.  This means higher unemployment, so there are fewer people who can afford to pay the higher prices for everything.<br /><br />And it goes on and on...";s:12:"link_replies";s:147:"http://utahpeakoil.blogspot.com/feeds/117606755895651937/comments/defaulthttp://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=27829650&postID=117606755895651937";s:9:"link_edit";s:70:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27829650/posts/default/117606755895651937";s:9:"link_self";s:70:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27829650/posts/default/117606755895651937";s:4:"link";s:56:"http://utahpeakoil.blogspot.com/2007/04/here-we-are.html";s:11:"author_name";s:12:"Utah Peaknik";s:10:"author_uri";s:51:"http://www.blogger.com/profile/07895309590501616841";s:12:"author_email";s:19:"noreply@blogger.com";s:3:"thr";a:1:{s:5:"total";s:1:"1";}}i:14;a:13:{s:2:"id";s:58:"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27829650.post-117569974266121925";s:9:"published";s:29:"2007-04-04T08:08:00.000-07:00";s:7:"updated";s:29:"2007-04-04T08:33:20.363-07:00";s:5:"title";s:7:"How sad";s:12:"atom_content";s:1175:"In the historic neighborhood of one Davis County city stood a little white house.  The  property was about a third of an acre, and a garden took up a great deal of the southern part of the lot.  Mature sycamore trees stood in front of the home.  <br /><br />But recently the trees were cut down and the house was razed.  Now a significantly larger home is being built on the lot.  I'm betting that it will be as ugly as most of the vinyl siding/pink brick/stucco monstrosities that are today's standard.  And it will probably require more natural gas for heating and electricity for lighting and appliances.  <br /><br />(Okay, it's entirely possible that the old house was poorly insulated and had old, energy inefficient appliances and light bulbs, but all of those things could have been changed to make the house consume much less energy than the new one will)<br /><br />In it's previous state, the property had an aesthetically pleasing, somewhat rural charm about it.  And someone with the know-how could have practiced some self-sufficiency by growing his or her own food in the large garden.<br /><br />But it's gone now, and the trashing of our landscape continues.";s:12:"link_replies";s:147:"http://utahpeakoil.blogspot.com/feeds/117569974266121925/comments/defaulthttp://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=27829650&postID=117569974266121925";s:9:"link_edit";s:70:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27829650/posts/default/117569974266121925";s:9:"link_self";s:70:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27829650/posts/default/117569974266121925";s:4:"link";s:52:"http://utahpeakoil.blogspot.com/2007/04/how-sad.html";s:11:"author_name";s:12:"Utah Peaknik";s:10:"author_uri";s:51:"http://www.blogger.com/profile/07895309590501616841";s:12:"author_email";s:19:"noreply@blogger.com";s:3:"thr";a:1:{s:5:"total";s:1:"1";}}i:15;a:13:{s:2:"id";s:58:"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27829650.post-117053703476372923";s:9:"published";s:29:"2007-02-03T12:33:00.000-08:00";s:7:"updated";s:29:"2007-02-03T13:10:34.776-08:00";s:5:"title";s:27:"Global Warming and Peak Oil";s:12:"atom_content";s:2424:"I would bet that for every person who is aware of peak oil, there are maybe 50 who are aware of global warming.  <br /><br />This bothers me.<br /><br />Please don't get me wrong; I think that global warming is a serious problem that merits concern.  We know that global warming has been and is happening.  Even if we're not sure to what extent it's caused by human activity, it's still something to worry about.  We should all be sobered by the fact that the earth's climate has gone through some dramatic changes over its history.<br /><br />But I think that peak oil is much more serious.<br /><br />And why do I say that?<br /><br />With global warming, we're really not sure how things are going to play out in the future.  Yes, a <a href="http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/venus/greenhouse.html">runaway greenhouse effect</a> could happen, but it's not a certainty.  As Kunstler points out in <em>The Long Emergency</em>, there's also a <strong>real possibility that the earth's climate could reverse and average annual temperatures could start falling</strong>.  There are a lot of factors that come into play, like the earth's ocean currents, etc.    <br /><br />But worldwide oil production will peak.  It's not a matter of if, but it's a matter of when.  We don't know how sharp the peak will be, or if oil production will have an extended "bumpy plateau phase," but sooner or later global oil production will go into a terminal decline.  Right now we can't be sure of how severe its consequences will be, but considering that virtually everything in our world depends on oil in one way or another, it's safe to say that things are going to get very ugly.  Maybe some technological advances and a few other energy sources will soften the "crash."  But considering how much oil we need for our energy and chemical products, it's doubtful that we'll be able to keep the world going the way we have for the last several decades.  In other words, GDP will stop rising, exponential population growth will stop, and suburban "growth" will come grinding to a halt.<br /><br />Admittingly, I don't know nearly as much about global warming as I do about peak oil.  Maybe I'm wrong.  Maybe global warming will take a greater toll on our world than peak oil will.  <br /><br />But it still disturbs me that the overwhelming majority of Americans are still in the dark about peak oil.  <br /><br />How do we change that?";s:12:"link_replies";s:147:"http://utahpeakoil.blogspot.com/feeds/117053703476372923/comments/defaulthttp://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=27829650&postID=117053703476372923";s:9:"link_edit";s:70:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27829650/posts/default/117053703476372923";s:9:"link_self";s:70:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27829650/posts/default/117053703476372923";s:4:"link";s:72:"http://utahpeakoil.blogspot.com/2007/02/global-warming-and-peak-oil.html";s:11:"author_name";s:12:"Utah Peaknik";s:10:"author_uri";s:51:"http://www.blogger.com/profile/07895309590501616841";s:12:"author_email";s:19:"noreply@blogger.com";s:3:"thr";a:1:{s:5:"total";s:1:"1";}}i:16;a:13:{s:2:"id";s:58:"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27829650.post-116844896780061024";s:9:"published";s:29:"2007-01-10T09:00:00.000-08:00";s:7:"updated";s:29:"2007-01-10T09:09:27.810-08:00";s:5:"title";s:7:"Musings";s:12:"atom_content";s:1146:"I apologize for going so long without posting here.  <br /><br />Lately I've been thinking of what I should do to prepare for living in a post-peak world.  Should I leave my life right now and move to a rural area?  Where?  What skills should I learn?  How should I use what little resources that I have to prepare myself?    <br /><br />Most days I feel that there's really nothing that I can do, and that I just have to be at peace with myself and enjoy life while I still can.  <br /><br />I also feel angry.  Why didn't we address this decades ago?  Surely when the first oil fields ever went into depletion, somebody had to have thought to themselves, "Hmmm, this stuff doesn't keep coming out of the ground forever.  What will happen when there's no more left?"<br /><br />And still the overwhelming majority of Americans are in ignorance or denial.  And it doesn't help that the subject isn't addressed by the mainstream media or the government.  It doesn't help that we've built ourselves into an unsustainable lifestyle that most Americans have come to view as God-given normalcy.<br /><br />And the crap could hit the fan at any time...";s:12:"link_replies";s:147:"http://utahpeakoil.blogspot.com/feeds/116844896780061024/comments/defaulthttp://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=27829650&postID=116844896780061024";s:9:"link_edit";s:70:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27829650/posts/default/116844896780061024";s:9:"link_self";s:70:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27829650/posts/default/116844896780061024";s:4:"link";s:52:"http://utahpeakoil.blogspot.com/2007/01/musings.html";s:11:"author_name";s:12:"Utah Peaknik";s:10:"author_uri";s:51:"http://www.blogger.com/profile/07895309590501616841";s:12:"author_email";s:19:"noreply@blogger.com";s:3:"thr";a:1:{s:5:"total";s:1:"0";}}i:17;a:13:{s:2:"id";s:58:"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27829650.post-116598449447675667";s:9:"published";s:29:"2006-12-12T20:14:00.000-08:00";s:7:"updated";s:29:"2006-12-12T20:34:54.490-08:00";s:5:"title";s:10:"Explaining";s:12:"atom_content";s:1615:"How do you make people aware of peak oil?<br /><br />It's not easy.<br /><br />Peak oil isn't a terribly difficult concept to understand; it doesn't take a rocket scientist.  But it does take critical thinking skills and the elimination of so many commonly held misconceptions about the nature of our world.  <br /><br />But as for resources that explain peak oil, which one is best?  <br /><br />I like <em>The Long Emergency</em> for its eloquence and for the way it encompasses peak oil and its implications, but I don't like its lack of an index and a bibliography.  The book isn't set up in the most logical sequence either and I think that Kunstler makes a few questionable assertions.<br /><br />I like <a href="http://www.lifeaftertheoilcrash.net">www.lifeaftertheoilcrash.net</a> for its links, data and thoroughness.  But it's so long for a website that a lot of people simply won't take the time to read the whole thing, which means that they won't get the entire concept and grasp its seriousness.  And just the fact that there are so many crazy websites out there makes people less likely to believe that this one is actually credible. <br /><br />And both of the examples listed above come across as being too alarmist for some people.<br /><br />On the other hand, there are resources like Deffeyes' book <em>Beyond Oil: The View from Hubbert's Peak</em>, which are good in that they get into the nitty-gritty science, but they really don't shed enough light on the societal implications of peak oil.  <br /><br />If anyone has any suggestions for the best source to recommend to people, let me know.";s:12:"link_replies";s:147:"http://utahpeakoil.blogspot.com/feeds/116598449447675667/comments/defaulthttp://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=27829650&postID=116598449447675667";s:9:"link_edit";s:70:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27829650/posts/default/116598449447675667";s:9:"link_self";s:70:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27829650/posts/default/116598449447675667";s:4:"link";s:55:"http://utahpeakoil.blogspot.com/2006/12/explaining.html";s:11:"author_name";s:12:"Utah Peaknik";s:10:"author_uri";s:51:"http://www.blogger.com/profile/07895309590501616841";s:12:"author_email";s:19:"noreply@blogger.com";s:3:"thr";a:1:{s:5:"total";s:1:"3";}}i:18;a:13:{s:2:"id";s:58:"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27829650.post-116546827395143217";s:9:"published";s:29:"2006-12-06T21:08:00.000-08:00";s:7:"updated";s:29:"2006-12-06T21:11:13.963-08:00";s:5:"title";s:14:"Open questions";s:12:"atom_content";s:248:"What percentage of Americans (or Utahns) have an adequate understanding of peak oil and its consequences?  What's the percentage of people who've heard about peak oil but don't really grasp its seriousness?  How many people are absolutely clueless?";s:12:"link_replies";s:147:"http://utahpeakoil.blogspot.com/feeds/116546827395143217/comments/defaulthttp://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=27829650&postID=116546827395143217";s:9:"link_edit";s:70:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27829650/posts/default/116546827395143217";s:9:"link_self";s:70:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27829650/posts/default/116546827395143217";s:4:"link";s:59:"http://utahpeakoil.blogspot.com/2006/12/open-questions.html";s:11:"author_name";s:12:"Utah Peaknik";s:10:"author_uri";s:51:"http://www.blogger.com/profile/07895309590501616841";s:12:"author_email";s:19:"noreply@blogger.com";s:3:"thr";a:1:{s:5:"total";s:1:"5";}}i:19;a:13:{s:2:"id";s:58:"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27829650.post-116179878478351653";s:9:"published";s:29:"2006-10-25T10:21:00.000-07:00";s:7:"updated";s:29:"2006-10-25T10:53:04.970-07:00";s:5:"title";s:36:"Oh LaVarr, if only you understood...";s:12:"atom_content";s:2718:"I meant to write a post about this a long time ago, but I never got around to it.  <br /><br />Back on May 24 of this year, LaVarr Webb wrote something in a short piece on Utah Policy Daily about global warming:<br /><br />"We've seen plenty of hysterical hand-wringing by environmentalists in the past (remember "Silent Spring?") Scaremongers have tried to frighten everyone about the population time bomb and depletion of natural resources, issues that have turned out to be just plain silly."<br /><br />No LaVarr, those issues have not turned out to be "just plain silly."  We're just extremely lucky that they haven't really been a problem for us...yet.  <br /><br />Whenever I try to explain peak oil to other people, one of the most common responses is for people to say "Well, we've always had enough energy in the past, so we'll be fine in the future."  Or likewise, "Overpopulation and resource depletion haven't happened in the past like some people predicted, so things will be okay."<br /><br />Of course they're committing a logical fallacy.  Just because a certain condition has existed in the past, it doesn't guarantee that it will exist in the future.  Another illustration of this logical fallacy would be for me to say "I've never had a serious illness before, so it's just plain silly to believe that I'll ever have one."  <br /><br />LaVarr, step back for a minute.  Remember that the earth is endowed with a finite amount of metals which have important functions in our world.  After being mined and refined and used for the first time, some metal ends up being recycled, and some metal ends up in pieces so small, in landfills, or rusted at the bottom of the sea that it can never be used again.  They are essentially removed from the world's finite supply.  If we continue the pattern of discarding metals, then the world's supply gradually shrinks (unless we start harvesting old metal from landfills, if that's even feasible).  Eventually there comes a point when our supply of recoverable metals (whether it be from mining or from recycling) isn't sufficient to cover our needs, and then we have problems.  We haven't had any problems yet, but we could in a couple of decades.  Evidently some people are already talking about "peak copper."<br /><br />Same thing goes with population.  Sure, the world can support 6.5 billion people right now, but how will we support that same amount as our industrial agricultural capacity shrinks?  Even if agricultural output could keep expanding, the earth still has only a finite amount of land and water.  Population expansion has to stop sooner or later.  <br /><br />LaVarr, don't you remember learning about carrying capacity in biology class?";s:12:"link_replies";s:147:"http://utahpeakoil.blogspot.com/feeds/116179878478351653/comments/defaulthttp://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=27829650&postID=116179878478351653";s:9:"link_edit";s:70:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27829650/posts/default/116179878478351653";s:9:"link_self";s:70:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27829650/posts/default/116179878478351653";s:4:"link";s:77:"http://utahpeakoil.blogspot.com/2006/10/oh-lavarr-if-only-you-understood.html";s:11:"author_name";s:12:"Utah Peaknik";s:10:"author_uri";s:51:"http://www.blogger.com/profile/07895309590501616841";s:12:"author_email";s:19:"noreply@blogger.com";s:3:"thr";a:1:{s:5:"total";s:1:"3";}}i:20;a:13:{s:2:"id";s:58:"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27829650.post-116094553532810253";s:9:"published";s:29:"2006-10-15T13:40:00.000-07:00";s:7:"updated";s:29:"2006-10-15T13:52:15.336-07:00";s:5:"title";s:9:"Preparing";s:12:"atom_content";s:844:"I've just found a new site, <a href="http://www.peakoilblues.com">www.peakoilblues.com</a>.  From a psychological perspective, it gives good tips for coping with the anxiety, depression, fear, panic, etc. that can come with learning about peak oil.<br /><br />There's one part of the website that discusses the importance of being close to other people in your community.  I'll admit, I still have a lot to do when it comes to proactively networking and getting to know everybody.  <br /><br />For me it's hard not to get depressed about peak oil.  So I try to think that maybe some good will come out of it.  Maybe most of us will become better people as we get to know and rely on our neighbors more.  Maybe we'll become more grateful for what we do have.  Maybe we'll have a deeper understanding of the world.<br /><br />Only time will tell.";s:12:"link_replies";s:147:"http://utahpeakoil.blogspot.com/feeds/116094553532810253/comments/defaulthttp://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=27829650&postID=116094553532810253";s:9:"link_edit";s:70:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27829650/posts/default/116094553532810253";s:9:"link_self";s:70:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27829650/posts/default/116094553532810253";s:4:"link";s:54:"http://utahpeakoil.blogspot.com/2006/10/preparing.html";s:11:"author_name";s:12:"Utah Peaknik";s:10:"author_uri";s:51:"http://www.blogger.com/profile/07895309590501616841";s:12:"author_email";s:19:"noreply@blogger.com";s:3:"thr";a:1:{s:5:"total";s:1:"1";}}i:21;a:13:{s:2:"id";s:58:"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27829650.post-116067727718682653";s:9:"published";s:29:"2006-10-12T11:08:00.000-07:00";s:7:"updated";s:29:"2006-10-12T11:21:17.316-07:00";s:5:"title";s:10:"Oh so nice";s:12:"atom_content";s:1427:"Instead of going on another one of my cynical rants, I thought I'd write a post about something positive for a change.<br /><br />I love lower 25th Street in Ogden.  Out of the entire Wasatch Front north of SLC, 25th Street best fits Jane Jacobs' description of a successful urban neighborhood.  It's built on a human scale and has a pretty good mix of uses.  And at the bottom of the street Union Station serves as a nice focal point (Kunstler talks more about the importance of street-terminating focal points in <em>The Geography of Nowhere</em>).  <br /><br />Of course historically, 25th Street has a bad reputation of being an unsafe place with many bars and bordellos.  But today that's not the case.  As a matter of fact, compared to other streets nearby, I would dare say that lower 25th Street is the safest place in downtown Ogden.  Why?  Because the mix of uses creates a pretty constant flow of foot traffic that keeps eyes on the sidewalks.  This is what Jane Jacobs describes as a self-policing street.  People are on the sidewalk from seven in the morning when employees are going into the municipal building until 1 in the morning when people are leaving the clubs.  I would rather be on 25th Street and Grant at night then on Adams and 21st.  I dare guess that anyone familiar with Ogden would agree with me on that one.    <br /><br />If only the rest of our communities were set up as nicely as 25th Street.";s:12:"link_replies";s:147:"http://utahpeakoil.blogspot.com/feeds/116067727718682653/comments/defaulthttp://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=27829650&postID=116067727718682653";s:9:"link_edit";s:70:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27829650/posts/default/116067727718682653";s:9:"link_self";s:70:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27829650/posts/default/116067727718682653";s:4:"link";s:55:"http://utahpeakoil.blogspot.com/2006/10/oh-so-nice.html";s:11:"author_name";s:12:"Utah Peaknik";s:10:"author_uri";s:51:"http://www.blogger.com/profile/07895309590501616841";s:12:"author_email";s:19:"noreply@blogger.com";s:3:"thr";a:1:{s:5:"total";s:1:"3";}}i:22;a:13:{s:2:"id";s:58:"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27829650.post-115988506480746574";s:9:"published";s:29:"2006-10-03T07:05:00.000-07:00";s:7:"updated";s:29:"2006-10-03T07:17:47.803-07:00";s:5:"title";s:33:"Another way to look at gas prices";s:12:"atom_content";s:1243:"Ah yes, Doug Wright is still blathering on about how high Utah's gas prices are.  <br /><br />Here Doug, think of it this way:<br /><br />You own a company that sells widgets.  If you charge two dollars a widget, you sell a total of 500 widgets each month.  But if you raise the price to three dollars a widget, you still sell 500 widgets each month.  That being the case, wouldn't you raise the price from two dollars a widget to three dollars a widget if you knew that just as many people were still going to buy widgets from you?  <br /><br />It's the same thing with gas prices.  Sure, retailers could sell a gallon of fuel for less, but they know that you'll still buy as much at a higher cost.  The know you'll sit there and whine about it, but not actually change your personal habits, such as (gasp!) driving less.<br /><br />Don't you believe in a free market economy Doug?  In a free market economy, gas stations can charge however much they want, and consumers are free to decide how much gas they want to purchase.  So if you really don't like high gas prices, then walk to church, carpool or take mass transit to work, and make sure that all of your local officials know just how harmful poorly planned, sprawled "development" is.";s:12:"link_replies";s:147:"http://utahpeakoil.blogspot.com/feeds/115988506480746574/comments/defaulthttp://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=27829650&postID=115988506480746574";s:9:"link_edit";s:70:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27829650/posts/default/115988506480746574";s:9:"link_self";s:70:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27829650/posts/default/115988506480746574";s:4:"link";s:78:"http://utahpeakoil.blogspot.com/2006/10/another-way-to-look-at-gas-prices.html";s:11:"author_name";s:12:"Utah Peaknik";s:10:"author_uri";s:51:"http://www.blogger.com/profile/07895309590501616841";s:12:"author_email";s:19:"noreply@blogger.com";s:3:"thr";a:1:{s:5:"total";s:1:"2";}}i:23;a:13:{s:2:"id";s:58:"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27829650.post-115941049480078415";s:9:"published";s:29:"2006-09-27T19:19:00.002-07:00";s:7:"updated";s:29:"2006-09-28T07:10:57.093-07:00";s:5:"title";s:13:"Oh my hell...";s:12:"atom_content";s:444:"Everyone needs to read the following Wikipedia article:<br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_streetcar_conspiracy">General Motors streetcar conspiracy</a><br /><br />I won't summarize it here, but it hits home that National City Lines (which was sponsored by GM, Firestone and Standard Oil of California) bought out streetcar systems here in Utah.<br /><br />Man, what an awful injustice that was done to our society.";s:12:"link_replies";s:147:"http://utahpeakoil.blogspot.com/feeds/115941049480078415/comments/defaulthttp://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=27829650&postID=115941049480078415";s:9:"link_edit";s:70:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27829650/posts/default/115941049480078415";s:9:"link_self";s:70:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27829650/posts/default/115941049480078415";s:4:"link";s:74:"http://utahpeakoil.blogspot.com/2006/09/oh-my-hell_115941049480078415.html";s:11:"author_name";s:12:"Utah Peaknik";s:10:"author_uri";s:51:"http://www.blogger.com/profile/07895309590501616841";s:12:"author_email";s:19:"noreply@blogger.com";s:3:"thr";a:1:{s:5:"total";s:1:"1";}}i:24;a:13:{s:2:"id";s:58:"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27829650.post-115885898317953136";s:9:"published";s:29:"2006-09-21T09:56:00.000-07:00";s:7:"updated";s:29:"2006-09-21T10:16:23.190-07:00";s:5:"title";s:31:"Where has all the science gone?";s:12:"atom_content";s:1625:"Oh, that's right, most people have never understood the hard facts behind the energy we use.  I was really tempted to call in Doug Wright's show yesterday when he and Francine Giani were talking about the high gas prices here in Utah.  <br /><br />Doug made the comment that with all of the oil shale in Utah, we shouldn't have to pay so much for gasoline.  He also said that sometimes he feels like a six-year old when he tries to understand why gas prices are so high.<br /><br />Well Doug, if you want to understand why we don't produce oil from shale and tar sands, I have one acronym for you: ERoEI (energy returned on energy invested).  It's not very profitable when it takes a company two barrels' worth of energy to produce three barrels of oil.  Maybe a six year old can't understand that, but a sixth grader probably could.<br /><br />And as for the price of oil (or gasoline) in general, it also doesn't take a rocket scientist to understand.  The world has been endowed with a finite amount of oil.  Its production follows a rough bell curve, and it appears that we could be near the very top, or in the "bumpy plateau" region at the top of the curve.  If demand for oil-based products keeps going up, and the worldwide supply goes into terminal decline, then the price skyrockets.  It's basic economics - supply curve shifts to the left, demand curve shifts to the right, and the equilibrium price goes up.  <br /><br />Wouldn't it be interesting to know how many of Utah's leaders - whether they be local, state, etc. - are aware about worldwide peak oil production?  <br /><br />If they're not, they should be.";s:12:"link_replies";s:147:"http://utahpeakoil.blogspot.com/feeds/115885898317953136/comments/defaulthttp://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=27829650&postID=115885898317953136";s:9:"link_edit";s:70:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27829650/posts/default/115885898317953136";s:9:"link_self";s:70:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27829650/posts/default/115885898317953136";s:4:"link";s:90:"http://utahpeakoil.blogspot.com/2006/09/where-has-all-science-gone_115885898317953136.html";s:11:"author_name";s:12:"Utah Peaknik";s:10:"author_uri";s:51:"http://www.blogger.com/profile/07895309590501616841";s:12:"author_email";s:19:"noreply@blogger.com";s:3:"thr";a:1:{s:5:"total";s:1:"0";}}}s:7:"channel";a:14:{s:2:"id";s:34:"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27829650";s:7:"updated";s:29:"2018-03-06T01:33:31.371-08:00";s:5:"title";s:13:"Utah Peak Oil";s:8:"subtitle";s:193:"What is said on this blog will probably challenge the way you see the world, and it might make you uncomfortable.  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