Comments on: Energy Crisis, A Discussion with Matt Simmons

By: reveldevil

reveldevil — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:51:19 +0000

Matthew Simmons – …
Matthew Simmons – the most sane man on the planet. Thank you for waking up the world!

By: kidbilly1970

kidbilly1970 — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:51:18 +0000

We are starving for …
We are starving for oil. This is fits in the definition of a “FAMINE”.

By: OperationCrossroad

OperationCrossroad — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:51:18 +0000

Great post!
Great post!

By: bustermk2

bustermk2 — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:51:17 +0000

Unfortunately we …
Unfortunately we should have been listening to what he was saying about 3 – 4 years ago.

By: abigguitar

abigguitar — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:51:17 +0000

What is considered …
What is considered ‘cheap’ and what is considered ‘expensive’ is all based on history, perceived value and point of view. It is clearly Matt Simmons’ point of view that oils/gas is too cheap. On the other hand, the consumer’s point of view is that it’s too expensive. So, who’s right and who’s wrong? It’s all opinion.

By: chistletoe

chistletoe — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:51:16 +0000

a gallon of bottled …
a gallon of bottled water,
in 8 pint bottles, costs around $10.00.

one gallon of gasoline delivers an equivalent amount of energy to 100 hours from a day laborer (human).

as far as “FAMINE” goes,
you ain’t seen nuthin yet …

By: soylentgreenb

soylentgreenb — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:51:15 +0000

“a gallon of …
“a gallon of bottled water,
in 8 pint bottles, costs around $10.00.”

No, about $2, where the do you live?

“one gallon of gasoline delivers an equivalent amount of energy to 100 hours from a day laborer (human)”

So does the sunshine hitting 10 square metres of land on an average day in northern Europe.

But the 100 hours of human labour has far more utillity than all of them.

By: mdzacky

mdzacky — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:51:15 +0000

I love to hear …
I love to hear discussion about Energy Crisis.

By: bulldog1961

bulldog1961 — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:51:14 +0000

The difference is …
The difference is that you don’t NEED a 6 pak of Bud Lite to go to work. Well…..some people do I guess…

By: soylentgreenb

soylentgreenb — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:51:14 +0000

“one gallon of …
“one gallon of gasoline delivers an equivalent amount of energy to 100 hours from a day laborer (human)”

It’s also interesting to note that a cubic metre of average continental Earth crust contains 3.3 g of uranium and 11 g of thorium, equivalent to ~6500 gallons of oil in a Molten Salt reactor(technology that has been well understood since the 70′s).