Chapter 17b – Energy Budgeting (1 of 2): Petroleum has supplied the surplus energy that has allowed for social complexity, industrialization, and the modern conveniences that we enjoy. In this chapter, Dr. Chris Martenson explains that in the future our supply of surplus energy will decline due to the fact that increasing amounts of energy will be required to produce new energy. When poor net energy (ERoEI) returns are paired with peak oil production, it points to a return to a less complex society.
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@10speech110 If you …
@10speech110 If you wish upon a star, all your dreams will come true. The United States consumes 1 Billion barrels of oil EVERY 50 days. IF, and that’s a big if, we can crack the code for cellulosic, we might have a chance. But that will take 20 years. We might not have that long. Not to mention the EROEI is weak even for cellulosic.
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According to this video statistics from Youtube, this video is most popular by males. What are the females watching then?
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Advances in biofuels will soon replace oil. Search ALGAL biofuels. Peak oil only serves to make these technologies more competitive faster.
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Surplus Energy in Dubai?! LOL… look at the viewing stats of this video… its flat like Dubai… doa…
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Funny, he didn’t see Dubai as a bubble?! It was so obviously a bubble being built on debt… so much for the master…?!
TV has destroyed …
TV has destroyed most peoples attention spans…
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how does this series not have more views??
we ARE “burning man …
we ARE “burning man”
the 100th monkey must wake up.
Attending “Burning …
Attending “Burning Man” I wanted to do that. I’m too old now..
great post!
great post!