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Unless posted:it was. whole thing was a zoom, and the event host was professor Kate booth, I sent her an email, will probably see them after this weekend can you share if you get access
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# ? Oct 21, 2021 00:56 |
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actionjackson posted:what's the best response to "people have said peak oil is coming for 20 years and we are still producing more each year?" afaik fracking et al. pushed the peak back these methods are too expensive and mostly went out of business due to inefficiency
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# ? Oct 21, 2021 00:56 |
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actionjackson posted:what's the best response to "people have said peak oil is coming for 20 years and we are still producing more each year?" http://crudeoilpeak.info/latest-graphs
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# ? Oct 21, 2021 00:57 |
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actionjackson posted:what's the best response to "people have said peak oil is coming for 20 years and we are still producing more each year?" this is a good summary I think: https://transportgeography.org/contents/chapter4/transportation-and-energy/peak-oil/ it has an actually good chart that gives perspective: peak oil was a big thing in the late 70s and you can see there was a local peak! except, it turns out that we have enough technology that we'll probably destroy the environment before we run out of oil thanks to tech advancements. hobbesmaster has issued a correction as of 01:05 on Oct 21, 2021 |
# ? Oct 21, 2021 00:58 |
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under capitalism we will burn literally everything that can burn. burning things makes money.
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# ? Oct 21, 2021 01:00 |
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If Oil, as a commodity, was not absolutely vital to the maintenance of civilization and thus the perpetuation of State Control over populations, Peak Oil would have some validity. It would have already happened, and we would be living in a post-peak paradigm circa 2009. As we have seen with the Fracking Boom, and now Coal generation, nations will do everything in their power to subsidize these industries long past their natural end of life. The entire fracking industry suffered an aggregate loss of more than $400 Billion during the course of that boom, and evaporated billions more in capital. Viewing that through the lens of an economic "loss" is foolish, of course, what it was - was the price the US Government was willing to pay to artificially keep fuel prices low and the price of the goods and services which rely on them low as well. "Peak Oil" will come, not when the oil runs out, but when the apparatus of the state can either no longer afford or is functional enough to subsidize it from the money printer in order to maintain the status quo. The end result will be very abrupt and violent as a result, vs. the managed decline curve of traditional peak oil projections.
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# ? Oct 21, 2021 01:12 |
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The world is desolate. The last vestiges of humanity cling onto life in their brutal new reality. Still, Joe Biden tweets. "Our Build Back Better plan will protect the environment and create jobs." "It's time for the wealthiest Americans to pay their fair share. I'm gonna put an end to that." A photo of himself walking down a hallway purposefully.
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# ? Oct 21, 2021 02:12 |
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actionjackson posted:what's the best response to "people have said peak oil is coming for 20 years and we are still producing more each year?" ‘lol’
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# ? Oct 21, 2021 02:13 |
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actionjackson posted:what's the best response to "people have said peak oil is coming for 20 years and we are still producing more each year?"
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# ? Oct 21, 2021 02:21 |
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quote:A huge leak of documents seen by BBC News shows how countries are trying to change a crucial scientific report on how to tackle climate change. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-58982445
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# ? Oct 21, 2021 02:52 |
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metacrabs in a megabucket
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# ? Oct 21, 2021 03:22 |
I shared an article about PFAS etc loving up all our endocrines the other day, it's upthread somewhere. I came across this series of blog posts recently and found this particular part fascinating. I really recommend reading (or at least skimming) the whole series, though, it's about 12 posts long. https://slimemoldtimemold.com/2021/07/13/a-chemical-hunger-part-iii-environmental-contaminants/ quote:We need a theory that can account for all of the mysteries we reviewed earlier. Another way to put this is to say that, based on the evidence, we’re looking for a factor that: quote:Obesity is less common at high altitudes because of the watershed. Environmental contaminants build up as water flows downhill and are in much higher concentrations as you approach sea level.
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# ? Oct 21, 2021 03:29 |
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So... does it ruin your metabolism or something? What does having your endocrine system hosed with actually do to you?
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# ? Oct 21, 2021 03:39 |
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SKULL.GIF posted:I shared an article about PFAS etc loving up all our endocrines the other day, it's upthread somewhere. I came across this series of blog posts recently and found this particular part fascinating. I really recommend reading (or at least skimming) the whole series, though, it's about 12 posts long. Lol that owns, getting fat from drinking water lmao
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# ? Oct 21, 2021 03:41 |
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Cup Runneth Over posted:So... does it ruin your metabolism or something? What does having your endocrine system hosed with actually do to you? Well, for one thing the signals that tell you you've had enough to eat are gone.
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# ? Oct 21, 2021 03:43 |
Cup Runneth Over posted:So... does it ruin your metabolism or something? What does having your endocrine system hosed with actually do to you? tldr: it makes you fat, stupid, infertile, and highly prone to diabetes and cancer. Basically the living organism is a finely balanced mess regulated by hormones produced by the endocrine system. When that gets hosed with, the endocrine system makes something that's not 100% right. You ever open a bag of candy and see a piece that didn't come out the mold quite right and it's this shapeless blob that's probably rock hard or of slimy consistency?
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# ? Oct 21, 2021 03:43 |
Ever notice how all the
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# ? Oct 21, 2021 03:45 |
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There's a sociological elephant in the room which exploded onto the scene in recent decades, and I am not going to be the one to say it until I see an article which attempts to map it similarly to further confirm.
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# ? Oct 21, 2021 03:55 |
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is it capitalism
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# ? Oct 21, 2021 03:59 |
Rime posted:There's a sociological elephant in the room which exploded onto the scene in recent decades, and I am not going to be the one to say it until I see an article which attempts to map it similarly to further confirm. ? We already know the internet makes you stupid, not a stretch that it makes you fat and impotent as well
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# ? Oct 21, 2021 04:11 |
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it's actually capitalism
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# ? Oct 21, 2021 04:12 |
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hobbesmaster posted:is it capitalism
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# ? Oct 21, 2021 04:21 |
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I don’t know about all that appalachia is above sea level and seems fat to me
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# ? Oct 21, 2021 04:23 |
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obesity rates weren't anywhere nearly as high even 40 years ago. when did the PFAS stuff start?
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# ? Oct 21, 2021 04:23 |
Rime posted:There's a sociological elephant in the room which exploded onto the scene in recent decades, and I am not going to be the one to say it until I see an article which attempts to map it similarly to further confirm. But you'll certainly feel comfortable to tease clueless posters about it lol. I'm sure what you're referring to is being studied somewhere but I don't know if it'll pass review. actionjackson posted:obesity rates weren't anywhere nearly as high even 40 years ago. when did the PFAS stuff start? It takes time for plastic to breakdown and get shredded finely enough to get in our water without being noticeable, and also time for it to go from 5% ubiquity to 80% ubiquity among our containers
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# ? Oct 21, 2021 04:23 |
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actionjackson posted:what's the best response to "people have said peak oil is coming for 20 years and we are still producing more each year?" 1) conventional oil peaked in 2007; we're plateauing right now 2) fracking was an entirely subsidized, QE, geopolitical play that failed. All the good spots are sucked up and the industry has no will or desire to grow even if it could. 3) Saudi Arabia and Russia exaggerate their production capacity by counting drawdowns from inventories as excess production capacity.
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# ? Oct 21, 2021 04:32 |
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actionjackson posted:what's the best response to "people have said peak oil is coming for 20 years and we are still producing more each year?" https://bylinetimes.com/2021/10/20/oil-system-collapsing-so-fast-it-may-derail-renewables-warn-french-government-scientists/ quote:The key to understanding all this is in how the new study, published in Elsevier’s Applied Energy journal, applies the concept of ‘Energy Return On Investment’ (EROI). Jevons' paradox essentially ensures that all energy efficiency gains or new sources of energy (see: renewables) are captured for the purposes of consumption due to reduced prices (increased supply or supplementation), enabling further consumption (demand) of said fuel. Necessity becomes the mother of invention, and invention eventually becomes the mother of necessity. Hubbert has issued a correction as of 04:36 on Oct 21, 2021 |
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Hubbert posted:Jevons' paradox essentially ensures that all energy efficiency gains or new sources of energy (see: renewables) are captured for the purposes of consumption due to reduced prices (increased supply or supplementation), enabling further consumption (demand) of said fuel. This exact same phenomenon manifests with efforts to reduce traffic congestion by widening highways leading to greater congestion. Greed may be the singular driving principle of the universe.
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# ? Oct 21, 2021 04:42 |
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actionjackson posted:obesity rates weren't anywhere nearly as high even 40 years ago. when did the PFAS stuff start?
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# ? Oct 21, 2021 04:45 |
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actionjackson posted:obesity rates weren't anywhere nearly as high even 40 years ago. when did the PFAS stuff start? Teflon was the first one through the door and into everyone's bodies. I mean, hell, there was an entire Seinfeld episode about George's ~GoreTex coat~ (I never even watched the show and I know about this), and that was *after* quite a lot of people had made a connection between Teflon and bad poo poo. Teflon's been a consumer product since the late 50s/early 60s, and before that, it was being used in a military capacity, so it was still leaking into the environment as far back as the early/mid-40s. The other x-factor is that none of the fattest states in the US are particularly prosperous, and cheap, lovely food is more affordable. I'm not saying PFAS isn't a causal agent, but it's by no means the only one.
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# ? Oct 21, 2021 04:46 |
Cheap, lovely food is also far more likely to have multiple and repeated contacts with plastic throughout its lifespan of being processed.
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# ? Oct 21, 2021 04:57 |
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lol love to feel uncomfortable getting a glass of water
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# ? Oct 21, 2021 04:59 |
kater posted:lol love to feel uncomfortable getting a glass of water It's like bug parts and rat poo poo in cereal. Once you find out, you're like "Eugh", but, you know, you've been living like this all along. Drink up Also that bottled water is absolutely worse for you than the glass of tap water
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# ? Oct 21, 2021 05:03 |
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kater posted:lol love to feel uncomfortable getting a glass of water DO NOT, MY FRIENDS, BECOME ADDICTED TO WATER
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# ? Oct 21, 2021 05:03 |
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kater posted:Biosphere Collapse: lol love to feel uncomfortable getting a glass of water
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# ? Oct 21, 2021 05:03 |
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Rime posted:There's a sociological elephant in the room which exploded onto the scene in recent decades, and I am not going to be the one to say it until I see an article which attempts to map it similarly to further confirm. the most i feel safe to expand on this is that the endocrine system is provably disrupted by plastic, and the endocrine system controls hormones that heavily play into sex and gender
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# ? Oct 21, 2021 05:10 |
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Minrad posted:the most i feel safe to expand on this is that the endocrine system is provably disrupted by plastic, and the endocrine system controls hormones that heavily play into sex and gender i can't believe we turned the frogs gay
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# ? Oct 21, 2021 05:12 |
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SKULL.GIF posted:Cheap, lovely food is also far more likely to have multiple and repeated contacts with plastic throughout its lifespan of being processed. No wonder why it tastes so good
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# ? Oct 21, 2021 05:13 |
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kater posted:lol love to feel uncomfortable getting a glass of water PFASsophobia
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# ? Oct 21, 2021 05:15 |
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# ? May 25, 2024 14:26 |
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hobbesmaster posted:is it capitalism Stereotype posted:it's actually capitalism
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# ? Oct 21, 2021 05:16 |