Comments on: Peak Oil? Bring it on! http://climateprogress.org/2008/03/27/peak-oil-global-warming/ The Latest on Climate Science, Solutions, and Politics Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:55:19 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Charles Siegel http://climateprogress.org/2008/03/27/peak-oil-global-warming/#comment-55099 Charles Siegel Mon, 18 May 2009 20:18:03 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/03/27/peak-oil-bring-it-on/#comment-55099 "We have the two primary solutions to peak oil at hand: fuel efficiency and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles run on zero-carbon electricity." Add a third solution: smart growth, so Americans don't have to drive as much. The average American today drives twice as much as in the 1960s, because of sprawl development. Are we any better off because we spend all this time on the freeways? Current proposals in congress for this year's TEA reauthorization call for reducing VMT, and California's SB 375 mandates smart growth as a response to global warming. Smart Growth clearly is a practical political possibility. “We have the two primary solutions to peak oil at hand: fuel efficiency and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles run on zero-carbon electricity.”

Add a third solution: smart growth, so Americans don’t have to drive as much.

The average American today drives twice as much as in the 1960s, because of sprawl development. Are we any better off because we spend all this time on the freeways?

Current proposals in congress for this year’s TEA reauthorization call for reducing VMT, and California’s SB 375 mandates smart growth as a response to global warming. Smart Growth clearly is a practical political possibility.

]]> By: toner http://climateprogress.org/2008/03/27/peak-oil-global-warming/#comment-45475 toner Mon, 04 May 2009 01:31:26 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/03/27/peak-oil-bring-it-on/#comment-45475 ı have followed your writing for a long time.really you have given very successful information. ı have followed your writing for a long time.really you have given very successful information.

]]> By: Barackoli http://climateprogress.org/2008/03/27/peak-oil-global-warming/#comment-39758 Barackoli Thu, 16 Apr 2009 23:20:55 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/03/27/peak-oil-bring-it-on/#comment-39758 Let's save our earth. Let’s save our earth.

]]> By: cephe kaplama http://climateprogress.org/2008/03/27/peak-oil-global-warming/#comment-34398 cephe kaplama Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:11:41 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/03/27/peak-oil-bring-it-on/#comment-34398 Great content.Thanks a lot. Great content.Thanks a lot.

]]> By: giolicious blog http://climateprogress.org/2008/03/27/peak-oil-global-warming/#comment-31965 giolicious blog Tue, 10 Mar 2009 08:06:17 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/03/27/peak-oil-bring-it-on/#comment-31965 great you simply tagged your great content great you simply tagged your great content

]]> By: kiwichick http://climateprogress.org/2008/03/27/peak-oil-global-warming/#comment-27922 kiwichick Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:26:52 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/03/27/peak-oil-bring-it-on/#comment-27922 We need to discourage population growth by every means possible and of course the most important part is to present the facts of our crisis to the world Our survival as a species fundamently depends on reducing population growth to zero as quickly as possible We need to discourage population growth by every means possible and of course the most important part is to present the facts of our crisis to the world
Our survival as a species fundamently depends on reducing population growth to zero as quickly as possible

]]> By: kiwichick http://climateprogress.org/2008/03/27/peak-oil-global-warming/#comment-27921 kiwichick Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:18:18 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/03/27/peak-oil-bring-it-on/#comment-27921 there are solutions but can they be scaled up in time the latest IEA report for the first time measured actual depletion rates of the largest 800 oilfields globally and they now pepredict 6.7% decline in production ASSUMING massive ( close to$ 1 trillion/year for the next 20 years) investment BUT without that investment the decline rises to over 9%!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AT 6.7% CRUDE OIL PRODUCTION WILL DROP BY 50% IN 10.447 YEARS!!!! there are solutions but can they be scaled up in time
the latest IEA report for the first time measured actual depletion rates of the largest 800 oilfields globally and they now pepredict 6.7% decline in production ASSUMING massive ( close to$ 1 trillion/year for the next 20 years) investment BUT without that investment the decline rises to over 9%!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AT 6.7% CRUDE OIL PRODUCTION WILL DROP BY 50% IN 10.447 YEARS!!!!

]]> By: kiwichick http://climateprogress.org/2008/03/27/peak-oil-global-warming/#comment-27920 kiwichick Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:08:01 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/03/27/peak-oil-bring-it-on/#comment-27920 the #1 problem we all face is too many humans on this planet @ 1% pop. growth we hit 13.4 billion in 70 years .....2079!!!!!!! marine catch/head is dropping and the oceans are warming and acidifying arable land /head is dropping due to erosion and urban sprawl fossil fuels are finite the #1 problem we all face is too many humans on this planet

@ 1% pop. growth we hit 13.4 billion in 70 years …..2079!!!!!!!

marine catch/head is dropping and the oceans are warming and acidifying

arable land /head is dropping due to erosion and urban sprawl

fossil fuels are finite

]]> By: cet http://climateprogress.org/2008/03/27/peak-oil-global-warming/#comment-27502 cet Sun, 18 Jan 2009 22:57:56 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/03/27/peak-oil-bring-it-on/#comment-27502 There are plenty of good charts. The last page shows projections of US GDP, 2000-2050AD depending on various assumptions of *efficiency*, and it;’s not pretty. There are plenty of good charts. The last page shows projections of US GDP, 2000-2050AD depending on various assumptions of *efficiency*, and it;’s not pretty.

]]> By: josh http://climateprogress.org/2008/03/27/peak-oil-global-warming/#comment-24133 josh Mon, 08 Dec 2008 22:39:41 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/03/27/peak-oil-bring-it-on/#comment-24133 last time i checked oil was 40 bucks last time i checked oil was 40 bucks

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