ANDREW-INSPIRED...

[prowlingpug]

This isnt a political statement necessarily...I just thought it was super interesting because we learned about it in O-Chem the other day. Its sorta long, but if you stick with it, I think its really interesting at the end what you can figure out :) (I tried to shorten it up by cutting examples

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[superjohnnya]

"its a scary thought, expecially when its difficult to estimate just how much there is left in there :)"

We do have some idea:
http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000103&sid=aZJydeeqLEHA&refer=news_index

Now, keep in mind, this is only Arabia we're talking about. Mexico recently found a source in the Gulf that is LARGER than the supply in Arabia.

[prowlingpug]

i know that we do have "some idea" (thats why i didnt say we "have no idea") ...we arnt just going to wake up one morning and theres going to be no more oil :-P

[superjohnnya]

Yeah I understand your point and I agree that eventually, we will run out. But that's a long way away, so in the meantime we'll have plenty of time to find another source of energy that works just as well.

I always forget that petroleum is also found in plastics and other materials/chemicals. It's a good thing to keep in mind :)

[timmysays]

Please Note:
-Figures come from the Saudis and Exxon Mobile, who dont want us to panic
-The use of "decades",ie atleast 20 years but certainly not centuries
-"New oil fields", "other sources", and "expansions with future technology" all mean oil that right now is difficult or impossible to get, and only when we become more desperate and prices rise higher will these sources become economically feasible. A nice example is deep-offshore drilling or the oil sands in Canada, where acres of sand are dug out, powerwashed and the oil is removed.

[e30brettm3]

crazy! so much can be learned going to class and actually paying attention. i should start doing the latter :(. interestion stuff though!

Purple Haze

[timmysays]

Thats why we need to switch our manufacturing to become more hemp based mannnn, thats what marley and garcia and pac would have wanted us to do. Oh man I'm so high

Re: Purple Haze

[skankbowlfight]

we need to find ourselves more DINOSAUR PLANETS.. the planet of the dinosaurs.. that would totally be covered in oil fields.. from the dead dinosaurs.. and no one would complain about building oil fields on dinosaur infested land because no one likes dinosaurs.. they arent pretty like caribou and they kill people! In conclusion I say death to more dinosaurs and yes to petroleum jelly to make my smile brighter

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[e30brettm3]

i can't tell if you were being sarcastic about the go bush statement. because if you were being sarcastic, it was funny. and if you weren't, boo bush. ;)

Re: Purple Haze

[skankbowlfight]

the go bush was for shock value, as it had nothing to do with the rest of what I was saying :P that and I miss the days of Johns entries

I love that pic, though..

..and forserious there was no reason to bring bush into it at all..

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[superjohnnya]

Yes, and the reason the flood happened in the first place was that the predominantly liberal/corrupt governments of Louisiana and New Orleans didn't see it fit to keep the levees structurally sound. They were too busy lining their pockets with the future blood money of their citizens.

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[e30brettm3]

BWAHAHAH! we got them good! now, what to spend out precious blood money on...

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[superjohnnya]

hmmm...NAACP, ACLU, PETA, Greenpeace, ANSWER, etc.

[superjohnnya]

I misread the article I read on Mexico's oil supply. Actually, the find will double Mexico's current supply. Even though it isn't as big as I originally said, it's still a very big find, considering Mexico is one of our biggest suppliers of oil (next to Canada and Saudi Arabia).