tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post116407408457430581..comments2023-11-03T11:37:04.473+00:00Comments on nothing new under the sun: The End of Suburbia IIbyron smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1164673711938753332006-11-28T00:28:00.000+00:002006-11-28T00:28:00.000+00:00Rev Sam - yes, I've enjoyed your thoughts and in p...Rev Sam - yes, I've enjoyed your thoughts and in particular will probably link to your <A HREF="http://elizaphanian.blogspot.com/2006/11/pledges.html" REL="nofollow">pledges</A> in this series.<BR/><BR/>Jeltzz - yes, that's a great question, though I won't be addressing it in this series. I really should get on and write some more before people expect me to cover everything... :-)byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1164573036700771492006-11-26T20:30:00.000+00:002006-11-26T20:30:00.000+00:00looking forward to the rest of this series. It's a...looking forward to the rest of this series. It's already sparked me thinking on the question of what might it look like to live a life fundamentally oriented to Not using cars.jeltzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08016160098665044867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1164475909556395912006-11-25T17:31:00.000+00:002006-11-25T17:31:00.000+00:00You've got some interesting stuff going on at the ...You've got some interesting stuff going on at the moment! Of course, the theological analysis of Peak Oil is what I'm burrowing away at at the moment as well - but you knew that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1164414312661178572006-11-25T00:25:00.000+00:002006-11-25T00:25:00.000+00:00Oh, you henny-penny. We'll all be roooned!Oh, you henny-penny. <BR/><BR/>We'll all be roooned!michael jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15379361601019023165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1164169270493224582006-11-22T04:21:00.000+00:002006-11-22T04:21:00.000+00:00It is a magical position number 20. All that accum...It is a magical position number 20. All that accumulated knowledge and wisdom to draw on.Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02031551405442888131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1164164098429035022006-11-22T02:54:00.000+00:002006-11-22T02:54:00.000+00:00And Christopher, I was twentieth on this one... :-...And Christopher, I was <A HREF="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=28189019&postID=116402318877026851" REL="nofollow">twentieth</A> on this one... :-)byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1164163876238441422006-11-22T02:51:00.000+00:002006-11-22T02:51:00.000+00:00Lachlan - bingo. Have another ten.Lachlan - bingo. Have another <A HREF="http://nothing-new-under-the-sun.blogspot.com/2006/09/pics-and-points.html" REL="nofollow">ten</A>.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1164161277374624882006-11-22T02:07:00.000+00:002006-11-22T02:07:00.000+00:00yeah great post and I'm really looking forward to ...yeah great post and I'm really looking forward to reading your series...Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07797427380504915562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1164157549643531102006-11-22T01:05:00.000+00:002006-11-22T01:05:00.000+00:00drowning girl- thanks googledrowning girl- thanks googleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1164153586404121542006-11-21T23:59:00.000+00:002006-11-21T23:59:00.000+00:00If this is new to anyone, or you've got questions,...If this is new to anyone, or you've got questions, check out this extensive list of <A HREF="http://www.lifeaftertheoilcrash.net/" REL="nofollow">faq</A>. The Chevron discovery is dealt with towards the bottom of the first page. A time-frame is given for the extension the discovery gave us: three or four months.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1164152675128186252006-11-21T23:44:00.000+00:002006-11-21T23:44:00.000+00:00Lachlan - afraid not. It has another title.Michael...Lachlan - afraid not. It has another title.<BR/><BR/>Michael - I assumed you were joking when you made your <A HREF="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=28189019&postID=116287207881546251" REL="nofollow">earlier comment</A>. I guess not. In what way do you think they are similar? On what are you basing that judgement?<BR/><BR/>Anon - <I>Chevron not Conoco, 50% not 100%, but you get the point.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1164146825630566112006-11-21T22:07:00.000+00:002006-11-21T22:07:00.000+00:00Isn't it just "I'd rather sink- than call brad for...Isn't it just "I'd rather sink- than call brad for help"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1164140928420793212006-11-21T20:28:00.000+00:002006-11-21T20:28:00.000+00:00hmm. is Peak Oil like the millennium bug?hmm. is Peak Oil like the millennium bug?michael jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15379361601019023165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1164127045907091922006-11-21T16:37:00.000+00:002006-11-21T16:37:00.000+00:00http://money.cnn.com/2006/09/05/news/companies/che...http://money.cnn.com/2006/09/05/news/companies/chevron_gulf/index.htm?cnn=yes<BR/><BR/>Chevron not Conoco, 50% not 100%, but you get the point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1164114286383346992006-11-21T13:04:00.000+00:002006-11-21T13:04:00.000+00:00Why the pessimism? We are enjoying a massive wave ...<I>Why the pessimism? We are enjoying a massive wave of global prosperity with resources increasingly freed up for improvements in the quality of life for everyone. Don't be a party-pooper.</I><BR/>Dionysius - Depends if we're having at party at someone else's expense - a serious question to ask. Will our present consumption run up an unpayable bill for our children? Is our present way of life inbyron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1164106858703473252006-11-21T11:00:00.000+00:002006-11-21T11:00:00.000+00:00Byron: Really keen to see your theological respons...Byron: Really keen to see your theological response. I find this very encouraging. All the best with exams in the meantime.<BR/><BR/>Christopher: Love the fish tank idea. Replace a car with a fish tank. Grow some big fish!<BR/><BR/>Dionysius: I'm not sure about the validity of the Conoco-Philips find in USA (perhaps post a link), but even if true we need a whole lot more oil than that. Much, muchJasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17766397362991245553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1164083232392478902006-11-21T04:27:00.000+00:002006-11-21T04:27:00.000+00:00I think the peak oil thing is overdone. The heavy ...I think the peak oil thing is overdone. The heavy coverage of the idea over the last two years did help propel speculative interest in crude to $80 a barrel. And yet Conoco Philips a few months ago struck oil in the gulf supposedly DOUBLING U.S. reserves at a stroke. The off shore potential elsewhere is enormous and untapped. <BR/><BR/>Alternative energy technology advances should not be Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1164082660161358152006-11-21T04:17:00.001+00:002006-11-21T04:17:00.001+00:00In other energy news, SMH today reported that nucl...In other energy news, SMH today reported that nuclear energy is not only too expensive, but in Australia it would also take <A HREF="http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/resist-nuclear-path-says-gore/2006/11/20/1163871338933.html" REL="nofollow">seventeen years</A> to make a dent in carbon emissions. And this is without even raising Peak Uranium...byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1164082648995009422006-11-21T04:17:00.000+00:002006-11-21T04:17:00.000+00:00re: suburbanisation. Canberra is an interesting ca...re: suburbanisation. Canberra is an interesting case in point. As a planned city - and the only city in Australia to be founded after the invention of the automobile, it is heavily dependent on private transport. The design reflects a belief in the endless supply of cheap petro-energy, (curiously ironic considering the Burley-Griffins’ well-known commitment to environmentalism). If some of those Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1164081985227121882006-11-21T04:06:00.000+00:002006-11-21T04:06:00.000+00:00Lachlan - ten points. Still another ten available ...Lachlan - ten points. Still another ten available for getting the title.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1164081608868542592006-11-21T04:00:00.000+00:002006-11-21T04:00:00.000+00:00One of my friends was baptised in the inverted (an...One of my friends was baptised in the inverted (and waterprrofed) shell of an old VW beetle. That was a good use.<BR/><BR/><I>Is the doco being shown elsewhere? Or on other nights</I><BR/>Unfortunately not, as far as I'm aware. You could try contacting <A HREF="http://blueearth-brownsky.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Rachel</A>, who organised the night with her husband Alex.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1164080601220053702006-11-21T03:43:00.000+00:002006-11-21T03:43:00.000+00:00I suspect that recycling cars into other things wi...<I>I suspect that recycling cars into other things will be a major growth industry over the next few decades.</I><BR/><BR/>Like fish tanks? I like those old televisions that have been converted into fish tanks.<BR/><BR/>Is the doco being shown elsewhere? Or on other nightsChristopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02031551405442888131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1164080231814213112006-11-21T03:37:00.000+00:002006-11-21T03:37:00.000+00:00Roy Lichtenstein?Roy Lichtenstein?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1164079993219302942006-11-21T03:33:00.000+00:002006-11-21T03:33:00.000+00:00The doco also points out that many of the existing...The doco also points out that many of the existing alternative automotive technologies (hydrogen, electric, etc) require significantly <I>more</I> energy than petrol to run. And where does that energy come from...byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1164079876148471022006-11-21T03:31:00.000+00:002006-11-21T03:31:00.000+00:00Indeed. There are in the order of 600,000,000 cars...Indeed. There are in the order of 600,000,000 cars in the world (200 hundred million of them in the US). <I>If</I> we find another source of energy comparable to oil, that's a lot of cars to convert...<BR/><BR/>I suspect that recycling cars into other things will be a major growth industry over the next few decades.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.com