tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8822606000441641347.post4972817038270749951..comments2023-09-06T03:57:44.608-07:00Comments on Marko's Take: What Exactly Is Peak Oil?... Part 1Markohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07028301085211245105noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8822606000441641347.post-50401044139215327002010-01-07T23:04:58.221-08:002010-01-07T23:04:58.221-08:00Thanks Anonymous!
I couldn't have put it any ...Thanks Anonymous!<br /><br />I couldn't have put it any better.<br /><br />MMarkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07028301085211245105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8822606000441641347.post-57549371356511675052010-01-07T17:00:18.317-08:002010-01-07T17:00:18.317-08:00Libby,
For all intents and purposes, oil is indeed...Libby,<br />For all intents and purposes, oil is indeed 'non-renewable', although I realise that Marko was probably referring to the Russian 'abiotic' theory in his commentary. The world's legacy of oil, coal and gas is the result of ancient climate regimes that far preceded mankind's existence on the earth (and indeed occurred well before the emergence of any vertebrate life forms). Most oil and gas is the result of deposition of vegetative life forms or animal life so small you'd need a microscope to observe it. If these climate regimes were to come again you can guarantee that there would be nothing around with eyes to see it. And most - some 90% - of the oil and gas ever created by these ancient processes has in fact been lost to erosion and other geological changes. So in terms of our common understanding of 'renewable', oil is definitely 'not'! <br />Just sayin'...<br />Sam.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8822606000441641347.post-11585693690676130142010-01-07T15:20:23.858-08:002010-01-07T15:20:23.858-08:00Libby:
Thanks for the reply. Of course, if oil is...Libby:<br /><br />Thanks for the reply. Of course, if oil is a hydrocarbon, animals and people will die and be buried and eventually create oil. But you DO realize that this process takes AGES?<br /><br />Oil production is set up for a downward acceleration, so while what you say is technically correct, in our lifetimes it won't make a bit of difference!<br /><br />In any event good catch! And Take Me On tomorrow!<br /><br />MMarkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07028301085211245105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8822606000441641347.post-43662825134416845522010-01-07T10:09:52.628-08:002010-01-07T10:09:52.628-08:00The theory that oil is 'renewable' isn'...The theory that oil is 'renewable' isn't ridiculous. The study is that the conditions which created the oil currently discovered continue, creating more oil over time. There's a lot of evidence that this is true. What may be the problem is that we use it faster than it is created, causing the 'peak oil' problem. <br />Just sayin'.Libbynoreply@blogger.com