Canadian Tar Sands Pipeline Ruptures in Arkansas

ZVUGKTUBM wrote:

If it reduces our dependence on Middle Eastern/other foreign oil

It doesn't.

and keeps the wingnuts from wanting to meddle in geopolitical affairs in regions that have lots of oil,

It won't.

NaNook wrote:

Where is the tipping point?

NaNook wrote:Why does the EPA report spillage in gallons?

ZVUGKTUBM wrote:I read today that Saudi Arabia becomes a net oil importer in 20 years. The late Matt Simmons warned of the looming Saudi production declines in his 2005 book, Twilight in the Desert.

That news will easily triple the price of oil--good for investors who own oil--bad for consumers. This will drive conservation at a fevered pace and vault our country toward renewables and perhaps energy sources not yet invented. The U.S. has probably a 50-year grace period while we exploit our tight shale formations and use technology to squeeze more oil out of depleted fields. Then, the inevitable post-Peak declines will continue. Canada likely has the same time frame for its resources in Alberta and BC.

I predict solar rooftops will become standard in new home construction within 10 years. Lots of changes will take place as we gradually wean ourselves off of using petroleum for fuel, and learn to conserve energy in ways we never considered previously. It may not occur fast enough for the global-warming fanatics, however.

ZVUGKTUBM wrote:I am really stoked about the future of energy. I come from a family that is both invested in energy and who worked in it. My grand father was a petroelum engineer. My father worked for ARCO for 30 years before it was aquired by BP. If I could do it all over again, I would also study petroleum engineering.

Things are happening on the energy front so rapidly that it is hard to keep up with all of it. There is a very bright future ahead as we change the way we use and view energy. The future is an electrified one--meaning society will largely be powered by electricity, that will be generated by a host of different means. Some with fossil fuels, some with renewables, some with advanced nuclear technologies. People will be driving electric vehicles. Railroads will largely replace long-haul trucking (they are gearing up for this now).

When the price of oil reaches $150+ or more per barrel, airlines will start dropping like flies. Passenger rail will return for moving people long distances. Energy efficiency in transportation will take precedence over speed/expedience. Society and business will adjust or die, and life will go on.

Chrissy wrote:

ZVUGKTUBM wrote:I am really stoked about the future of energy. I come from a family that is both invested in energy and who worked in it. My grand father was a petroelum engineer. My father worked for ARCO for 30 years before it was aquired by BP. If I could do it all over again, I would also study petroleum engineering.

Things are happening on the energy front so rapidly that it is hard to keep up with all of it. There is a very bright future ahead as we change the way we use and view energy. The future is an electrified one--meaning society will largely be powered by electricity, that will be generated by a host of different means. Some with fossil fuels, some with renewables, some with advanced nuclear technologies. People will be driving electric vehicles. Railroads will largely replace long-haul trucking (they are gearing up for this now).

When the price of oil reaches $150+ or more per barrel, airlines will start dropping like flies. Passenger rail will return for moving people long distances. Energy efficiency in transportation will take precedence over speed/expedience. Society and business will adjust or die, and life will go on.

The thing about petroleum that people don't often think about is all the other products its in. its not just or energy.

Here, some people here can do this 9th grade exercise. http://www.earthsciweek.org/forteachers/2007/productspetroleum_cont.html

meanwhile Ill still wonder about that keystone pipeline the whackos didn't want Obama to allow and the cause of this rupture is still under investigation.

Chrissy wrote:

ZVUGKTUBM wrote:I am really stoked about the future of energy. I come from a family that is both invested in energy and who worked in it. My grand father was a petroelum engineer. My father worked for ARCO for 30 years before it was aquired by BP. If I could do it all over again, I would also study petroleum engineering.

Things are happening on the energy front so rapidly that it is hard to keep up with all of it. There is a very bright future ahead as we change the way we use and view energy. The future is an electrified one--meaning society will largely be powered by electricity, that will be generated by a host of different means. Some with fossil fuels, some with renewables, some with advanced nuclear technologies. People will be driving electric vehicles. Railroads will largely replace long-haul trucking (they are gearing up for this now).

When the price of oil reaches $150+ or more per barrel, airlines will start dropping like flies. Passenger rail will return for moving people long distances. Energy efficiency in transportation will take precedence over speed/expedience. Society and business will adjust or die, and life will go on.

The thing about petroleum that people don't often think about is all the other products its in. its not just or energy.

Here, some people here can do this 9th grade exercise. http://www.earthsciweek.org/forteachers/2007/productspetroleum_cont.html

meanwhile Ill still wonder about that keystone pipeline the whackos didn't want Obama to allow and the cause of this rupture is still under investigation.