tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547067420689722925.post2480755649309248473..comments2023-08-13T11:58:31.588-04:00Comments on Ghulf Genes: What Goes Up Must Come Down?ADhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06408980212433714362noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547067420689722925.post-55164990238019664622013-11-15T18:39:58.252-05:002013-11-15T18:39:58.252-05:00It is amazing to me that we continuing to use foss...It is amazing to me that we continuing to use fossil fuel as if it will last forever. The new boon in output being produced as a result of employing new fracking methods to extract reserves in shale and tar sands in North America, and elsewhere as well—though mostly here for now—make it easy to maintain the illusion that technology will keep finding ways to keep us floating on oil. Instead, I sure wish we'd be using this boon period to expedite effort to prepare for the inevitable transition. As the newest IEA <i>World Energy Outlook</i> makes clear, this new production will peak in the early 2020s and the overall trajectory is for vastly increasing demand and declining output. Sigh...<br /><br />But, I guess being outraged by the sloppy "roll-out" of Obamacare is a far more important thing.<br /><br />Okay, I shall stop sharing my cynical thoughts and instead allow the cockles of my heart to bit warmed a bit by the idea of electrical power lasting well into the future to help light the way!<br /><br /> Moniquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10736499939969754097noreply@blogger.com