Optimist is Realist wrote:[smilie=XXsunsmile.gif] I'm here to combat environmental doomerism and pessimism. --snip-- Please stop crying about your (supposedly) threatened American suburban lifestyle and go for a walk and appreciate the beauty of nature, men, go meet a wonderful woman and have a nice day.
eastbay wrote:I'll take a hit of some of that stuff.
smallpoxgirl wrote:This is what happens to Seattle people when the sun comes out. Just wait till December. He/she will be a disgruntled doomer.eastbay wrote:I'll take a hit of some of that stuff.
smallpoxgirl wrote:eastbay wrote:I'll take a hit of some of that stuff.
This is what happens to Seattle people when the sun comes out. Just wait till December. He/she will be a disgruntled doomer.
By the way, i know this board is for discussing RAMIFICATIONS and DOOM, but what about if Armageddon will never come?
Will you burn me at the stake for saying this? Shoot the messenger unless he brings bad news!
Optimist is Realist wrote:Heyyyyyy... the blondes replied!
Women tend to be less gloomy than men, so grumpy men need to pair up quickly and joke around with their lass, and have a good time.
Vogelzang wrote:Welcome to PO. Oil went to $147 a barrel because of speculators, an inefficient futures market and the falling dollar. The peak of conventional oil production is at least 2040 or later, because of advances in technology. Also, there's more than twice as much heavy oil and extra heavy oil combined compared to conventional oil. M. King Hubbard didn't take into consideration technological developments, his prediction of a peak at the year 2000 is inaccurate. There's too much oil on the market now and a lot of production has shut down. Enjoy the party while it lasts and it will last for another couple of generations at least. A lot of the people here are leftwing control freaks. Just enjoy hurting their feelings and make them look bad and don't forget to vote Republican!
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What will happen in 2008 is harder to predict than the last few years. Oil demand in the US appears to have leveled off as prices approached $100, but demand may pick up some if prices fall back some.
Demand growth from Asia doesn't look like it will slow down, and supply will struggle to stay where it was in 2007 - and will only fall slightly. Still declining EROEI worldwide will subtly act to keep pushing prices higher even though net demand in 2008 will increase at a slower pace than in 2007.
Any wars in the Mideast/Asia will totally blow our price predictions up - prices could near $200 in the event, for example, of a bombing of Iran's new nuclear plant.
I don't view the ongoing mortgage related credit bubble collapse as deflationary throughout 2008, but a surprise bankruptcy at a financial company might be the reason we could temporarily see a sharp drop in the price of oil.
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pstarr wrote:Good call Dante. Have a link?
We are already knee-deep in Peak-Earth.
In addition to future after the fact downward revisions to the first half GDP figures, I look for a 2% annualized decline in the third quarter and a 4% rate in the fourth.
There is a small possibility that hyperinflationary crack-up boom could start as early as the second half of this year. In that unlikely case, we would see the economy hold its head above water while wholesale price increases continued to soar.
Optimist is Realist wrote:They'll make a Mad Max video game for 2012, and I'll be playing it care-free, in my comfortable abode with a huge plate of nachos. I hope you will too.
eastbay wrote:I'll take a hit of some of that stuff.
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