tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12629569.comments2023-05-10T05:37:25.908-04:00Peak Oil Premonitionspeaknikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06543711331478791883noreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12629569.post-52601535017221078032009-06-18T14:13:11.797-04:002009-06-18T14:13:11.797-04:00Sadly we have not. I live too far north of the Blo...Sadly we have not. I live too far north of the Bloomington area to be as active as I'd like to be. Not enough interest in my locale. I gave a peak oil presentation on my own in 2004 at our local library showing "The End of Suburbia" and nobody showed up except for my mother and a friend of hers. I gave up searching for like-minded folks after that.<br /><br />I have been given peaknikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06543711331478791883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12629569.post-14665698927255484682009-06-18T13:35:25.579-04:002009-06-18T13:35:25.579-04:00Thanks for the link. Have we met? Peter Bane and I...Thanks for the link. Have we met? Peter Bane and I are on the Peak Oil Task Force committee.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03009370115428649864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12629569.post-10689059695897472072009-06-18T13:15:55.649-04:002009-06-18T13:15:55.649-04:00Great looking blog, by the way, Keith!Great looking blog, by the way, Keith!peaknikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06543711331478791883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12629569.post-36978581535596096492009-06-18T13:09:32.858-04:002009-06-18T13:09:32.858-04:00Thanks Keith! I don't update this blog as much...Thanks Keith! I don't update this blog as much as I used to (facebook & Twitter suck my time up) but I carry some excellent links. This post was posted by my co-blogger sustain-ability. I will return the favor and post a link to your website! :)peaknikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06543711331478791883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12629569.post-52490388680244705582009-06-18T12:48:53.291-04:002009-06-18T12:48:53.291-04:00Just found your blog via facebook and have added t...Just found your blog via facebook and have added to my blogroll at Permaculture and Regenerative Design News http://kjpermaculture.blogspot.com/<br />Keith JohnsonAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03009370115428649864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12629569.post-5488351721515310652009-01-14T01:58:00.000-05:002009-01-14T01:58:00.000-05:00Great post! Personally I think it will be before t...Great post! Personally I think it will be before then, we are in for a hell of a ride in the years ahead. Having said that, I see many positives coming in the changes we will have to make by necessity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12629569.post-88350886067811743852008-10-08T01:19:00.000-04:002008-10-08T01:19:00.000-04:00so 90 miles by 90 miles of pv will supply our ener...so 90 miles by 90 miles of pv will supply our energy needs- 8100 sq miles- for just north america. then one for europe and asia as well<BR/><BR/>the world to date has only produced 18 sq miles. it took 40 years to do that. only 8082 sq miles to go. <BR/><BR/>imagine needing $810 for rent and it is now the 25th, just 5 days till rent is due, and you only have $18. good luck paying rent. mike adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15971070310411631464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12629569.post-20369663735699714932008-09-23T01:54:00.000-04:002008-09-23T01:54:00.000-04:00Sure Dave! Give me your email addy and I'll contac...Sure Dave! Give me your email addy and I'll contact you!peaknikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06543711331478791883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12629569.post-59455756371762475182008-09-11T14:31:00.000-04:002008-09-11T14:31:00.000-04:00Hi,I'd like to speak with you about this blog. Ple...Hi,<BR/><BR/>I'd like to speak with you about this blog. Please contact me at your earliest convenience. Thanks! -Davemharris28https://www.blogger.com/profile/11051418800731828391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12629569.post-51705518431428529202008-09-11T00:21:00.000-04:002008-09-11T00:21:00.000-04:00Sorry so late in getting to the comment! Thanks fo...Sorry so late in getting to the comment! Thanks for the compliment! I will add you soon!peaknikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06543711331478791883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12629569.post-11866886015278371602008-09-03T21:30:00.000-04:002008-09-03T21:30:00.000-04:00Thanks for the comment and i like this little anim...Thanks for the comment and i like this little animation. <BR/><BR/>Your blogroll is outstanding!!! Add me to it!Milkweedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08358496166576984299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12629569.post-72349141777892995692008-08-25T15:50:00.000-04:002008-08-25T15:50:00.000-04:00I have been reading a lot about Dongtan. I visite...I have been reading a lot about Dongtan. I visited Shanghai in January and the air was awful! We didn't have a clear day in 5.<BR/><BR/>Recently, I found a series of articles and interviews about Dongtan at http://www.cleanerairforcities.blogspot.com<BR/><BR/>The series has videos also!WRGIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17036062696749142603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12629569.post-5612905128372476202008-07-15T00:14:00.000-04:002008-07-15T00:14:00.000-04:00I started our own garden this year as well. I orig...I started our own garden this year as well. I originally started with a few blueberry and blackberry bushes. Then I added some squash, a few peppers, lots of herbs, and surrounded it with flowers. Everything is growing quite well in spite of the drought in my area. It's cool to eat food from your own garden. This has been part of my change to a more organic lifestyle. I also started an <A HREF="Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00179175986296686888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12629569.post-21537199767156059632008-07-13T14:09:00.000-04:002008-07-13T14:09:00.000-04:00There is a Public Discussion Forum For Pickens Ene...There is a Public Discussion Forum For Pickens Energy Plan : <A HREF="http://www.pickensenergyplan.com" REL="nofollow">www.pickensenergyplan.com</A>. It would be great if you participate there.Scottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14811290770123585024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12629569.post-75268837690059473352008-06-30T02:36:00.000-04:002008-06-30T02:36:00.000-04:00Thanks for the comments!Thanks for the comments!peaknikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06543711331478791883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12629569.post-72142492304528500452008-06-12T00:50:00.000-04:002008-06-12T00:50:00.000-04:00Thank you, chief! I will look through your site, t...Thank you, chief! I will look through your site, too! I'm trying to get back into posting more than I have lately. I've had a bad year with family deaths and sickness so I haven't been posting as much.peaknikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06543711331478791883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12629569.post-49726011222843262972008-06-11T21:05:00.000-04:002008-06-11T21:05:00.000-04:00I am always encouraged by advances in cellulosic e...I am always encouraged by advances in cellulosic ethanol. <BR/><BR/>Nice site, I will take a while to look through your posts.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://tragedy-of-the-commons.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Tragedy of the Commons</A>Chiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01314751382463369802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12629569.post-42537483899663070642008-06-10T14:57:00.000-04:002008-06-10T14:57:00.000-04:00Miles used the extremist analysis to support his p...Miles used the extremist analysis to support his political objectives. That is Minimum projected reserve divided by total annual US oil consumption - ans. 3Mos. How about using the mean projected reserve divided by the projected shortfall of 1 Mil Barrels/Day Ans. 30Yrs. That is assuming no advancement in recovery technology or in usage demand management. Miles is a dangerous political hack highroadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14523920584558224030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12629569.post-29669376860205329622008-06-10T11:19:00.000-04:002008-06-10T11:19:00.000-04:00Miles got this one so wrong...on wonders about the...Miles got this one so wrong...on wonders about the agenday.<BR/><BR/>Nobody knows how much oil and nat gas is in ANWR.<BR/><BR/>Most geologists agree that the potential is on the order of billions of barrels of recoverable oil and trillions of cubic feet of recoverable gas and that these resources may rival or exceed the initial reserves at Prudhoe Bay.<BR/><BR/>Miles is too smart to have made Suzie's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17852621498414922834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12629569.post-25288092660657565722008-06-06T23:03:00.000-04:002008-06-06T23:03:00.000-04:00You might want to check out the downspout diverter...You might want to check out the downspout diverters at http://www.aquabarrel.comUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18372093795541223268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12629569.post-12432893714654714772008-05-31T09:09:00.000-04:002008-05-31T09:09:00.000-04:00Some of the discussions were actually quite good, ...Some of the discussions were actually quite good, not winging from one extreme to another. <BR/><BR/>Though some are seeing this sawtooth pattern as a return to cheap oil as well. I've never so wanted to peek into the future as now.Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06717388726735528462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12629569.post-79107189173079085042008-05-30T10:01:00.000-04:002008-05-30T10:01:00.000-04:00I guess it finally is here - though of course we w...I guess it finally is here - though of course we won't know for sure except in hindsight.<BR/><BR/>I think what's sad about it, though it really doesn't matter, is that people only want to hear you when it's affecting them personally. When something affects hundreds of thousands of people elsewhere in the world, many of us can't be bothered to listen. But if it hits our pocketbooks we begin to Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01760009169211682230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12629569.post-10195812770397397102008-05-29T10:03:00.000-04:002008-05-29T10:03:00.000-04:00I am usually "a day late and a dollar short" but l...I am usually "a day late and a dollar short" but luckily we stumbled across all the peak oil information when I started blogging a year ago. We're now fully aware of the issues and working as hard as we can to prepare. The last piece in the puzzle continues to elude us, though: relocating to a permanent home where we can <I>really</I> garden, as opposed to renting in a crappy neighborhood in aChilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11406176434011890590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12629569.post-33918313150590358262008-05-28T19:54:00.000-04:002008-05-28T19:54:00.000-04:00Well, Kez, there's no better time than now! I'd ra...Well, Kez, there's no better time than now! I'd rather find out now than 4 years down the road. I wished I would've found out a lot sooner myself but as you can see, I've had some time, and we still haven't hit rock bottom yet. So, take hope and do something with it..as fast as your life allows!<BR/><BR/>Jeff, you sound like you're further along than me. I'm only 10 minutes from work but riding peaknikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06543711331478791883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12629569.post-24541112916905180722008-05-28T18:05:00.000-04:002008-05-28T18:05:00.000-04:00Your story and time period of discovery are simila...Your story and time period of discovery are similar to mine! As is your story of the panic that sets in after the discovery...<BR/><BR/>4 years later, and I feel pretty good where I'm at. I moved 2 miles from work, drive only a couple times a week, sold off all the gas powered toys including the lawnmower, got serious about gardening, etc. I still feel like there's much I can do, but I'm also Jeff Moserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13198489612535782394noreply@blogger.com