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GenEarly's avatar

No peak oil imo because "fossil fuel" is a lie, also my opinion. Earth is manufacturing oil constantly at very deep depths and it is squeezed to the near surfaces or surfaces (in the 1800's in PA.) not unlike magma.

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SmithFS's avatar

Fossil or Abiotic the fact is conventional oil fields all over the World have been in serious decline, including the US which peaked ~1976. Shale oil which is Fossil oil has filled the gap, but those fields deplete rapidly. There possibly will be adequate total oil reserves for a while but they will shift to a few places like Venezuela, Russia and the Middle East. That spells trouble, as we are seeing right now with Russian oil, hegemony of resources.

Fortunately nuclear can replace all fossil easily and EVERY NATION on Earth has ample uranium & thorium resources under their feet to power their total energy needs for millions of years. No more energy hegemony. Poor Kissinger and gang who said "to control the energy supply is to control the nation". That's why the Malthusian gang of Davos Psychos despise Nuclear power with a passion. Nuclear = No Hegemonies = National Sovereignty.

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Ed's avatar

nuclear is the best way, and since the us navy been running nuke subs it is technically feasible.

you are correct; the excuses are lame and politically motivated.

the hegemon will hang on!

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Jo Scraba's avatar

Precisely. Same with water, the most plentiful liquid on the planet, with oil coming in at #2. JD Rockefeller paid to have “fossil” attached to “fuel” to imply scarcity, which would help his profits. Look for video from Fletcher Prouty, who has a first hand account.

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Ed's avatar

a hope among sane green fanatic, the few, is the malarkey they spew could begin to replace baseline oil demand around 2040. and take a centuu

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