Comments on: World Oil Supply: Peak or Not Peak? http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/02/world-oil-supply-peak-or-not-peak/ Business, Better. Since 2005 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:18:23 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Adrian http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/02/world-oil-supply-peak-or-not-peak/comment-page-1/#comment-12547 Adrian Fri, 08 Feb 2008 02:50:52 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2008/02/world-oil-supply-peak-or-not-peak/#comment-12547 I really enjoy reading your blog, it always has great insight. But I am very frustrated with the fact that so few people are talking about presidential candidates and their thoughts on global warming. Now that it is down to just a few candidates I would think that this would be a bigger issue. Live Earth just picked up this topic and put out an article ( http://www.liveearth.org/news.php ) live earth is also asking why the presidential candidates are not being solicited for their stance on the issue of the climate change. I just saw a poll on www.EarthLab.com that says people care a lot about what their next leader thinks of global warming. Does anyone know of another poll or other results about this subject? Here is the page where I saw the EarthLab poll: http://www.earthlab.com/life.aspx. This is a pretty legit website; they are endorsed by Al Gore and the alliance for climate protection and they have a carbon footprint calculator. Does anyone have a strong opinion about this like I do? No matter what your political affiliation is or who you vote for this is an important issue for our environment, our economy and for homeland security. I really enjoy reading your blog, it always has great insight. But I am very frustrated with the fact that so few people are talking about presidential candidates and their thoughts on global warming. Now that it is down to just a few candidates I would think that this would be a bigger issue.
Live Earth just picked up this topic and put out an article ( http://www.liveearth.org/news.php ) live earth is also asking why the presidential candidates are not being solicited for their stance on the issue of the climate change. I just saw a poll on http://www.EarthLab.com that says people care a lot about what their next leader thinks of global warming. Does anyone know of another poll or other results about this subject?
Here is the page where I saw the EarthLab poll: http://www.earthlab.com/life.aspx. This is a pretty legit website; they are endorsed by Al Gore and the alliance for climate protection and they have a carbon footprint calculator. Does anyone have a strong opinion about this like I do? No matter what your political affiliation is or who you vote for this is an important issue for our environment, our economy and for homeland security.

]]> By: Jacob http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/02/world-oil-supply-peak-or-not-peak/comment-page-1/#comment-12546 Jacob Thu, 07 Feb 2008 18:04:57 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2008/02/world-oil-supply-peak-or-not-peak/#comment-12546 Sure nation's governments have to coordinate policies in line with respective economic and resource supplies. But if countries like India and China are going to design these policies to be more amenable for the rest of the world, the rest of the world has to create the incentives and facilitate a tremendous technological transfer. Or else they'll continue on the same old untenable track of little to no population control (like in India) to entice foreign investors, and financially support older generations. If we don't allow for tech transfer of our developing alternative energy sources, they'll continue to burn coal. Especially in China they have little political voice to hold government and big business accountable for the havoc they've caused on the environment. So let's create an int'l regime responsible for facilitating such energy transfer. IMF and World Bank can delve out sustainable loans to foreign companies or governments to purchase patents and rights to these technologies. It's in the best interest of all. Sure nation’s governments have to coordinate policies in line with respective economic and resource supplies. But if countries like India and China are going to design these policies to be more amenable for the rest of the world, the rest of the world has to create the incentives and facilitate a tremendous technological transfer. Or else they’ll continue on the same old untenable track of little to no population control (like in India) to entice foreign investors, and financially support older generations. If we don’t allow for tech transfer of our developing alternative energy sources, they’ll continue to burn coal. Especially in China they have little political voice to hold government and big business accountable for the havoc they’ve caused on the environment.
So let’s create an int’l regime responsible for facilitating such energy transfer. IMF and World Bank can delve out sustainable loans to foreign companies or governments to purchase patents and rights to these technologies. It’s in the best interest of all.

]]> By: LyBell Tauston http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/02/world-oil-supply-peak-or-not-peak/comment-page-1/#comment-12545 LyBell Tauston Thu, 07 Feb 2008 17:45:36 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2008/02/world-oil-supply-peak-or-not-peak/#comment-12545 Actually Wells - the solution is very simple. The Catholic church must stop their evil opposition to birth control. So must other religious zealots. Then we need to empower women so that they feel they have a choice as to whether or not to have kids. Then we need some basic economic growth. All these thing will bring us to a stable population within a generation without any draconian laws. Actually Wells – the solution is very simple. The Catholic church must stop their evil opposition to birth control. So must other religious zealots. Then we need to empower women so that they feel they have a choice as to whether or not to have kids. Then we need some basic economic growth. All these thing will bring us to a stable population within a generation without any draconian laws.

]]> By: pdq1966 http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/02/world-oil-supply-peak-or-not-peak/comment-page-1/#comment-12544 pdq1966 Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:26:29 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2008/02/world-oil-supply-peak-or-not-peak/#comment-12544 WOW!.... L.Wells, you really need someone to explain that to you? Let me just a paint a basic picture for you.....the United States and Europe do not have the majority of the population....China and India actually do. They really don't have great health care or nearly the per capita wealth that the US does. Therefore, birth control is not as simple as it seems. Plus.......are you suggesting that we take away everyone's personal freedoms? It has been shown that an increase in education usually leads to a decrease in birth rates. So instead of banning births (which, by the way is nearly impossible without government controlled vasectomies(sp?)) why not educate people about the problems caused by over population? Give people a break, you and I may not want our kids living on this planet right now, but you need to be less selfish. And by the way......logic doesn't really seem to be your forte, if you can't see how unpractical your request is. WOW!…. L.Wells, you really need someone to explain that to you? Let me just a paint a basic picture for you…..the United States and Europe do not have the majority of the population….China and India actually do. They really don’t have great health care or nearly the per capita wealth that the US does. Therefore, birth control is not as simple as it seems.
Plus…….are you suggesting that we take away everyone’s personal freedoms? It has been shown that an increase in education usually leads to a decrease in birth rates. So instead of banning births (which, by the way is nearly impossible without government controlled vasectomies(sp?)) why not educate people about the problems caused by over population?
Give people a break, you and I may not want our kids living on this planet right now, but you need to be less selfish.
And by the way……logic doesn’t really seem to be your forte, if you can’t see how unpractical your request is.

]]> By: L.Wells http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/02/world-oil-supply-peak-or-not-peak/comment-page-1/#comment-12543 L.Wells Thu, 07 Feb 2008 08:52:40 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2008/02/world-oil-supply-peak-or-not-peak/#comment-12543 <p>I know there *must* be some perfectly simple logical reason why we can't just stop having kids for 15 or 20 years to cure this problem. <p>However i haven't found anyone who will tell me what that reason is. <p>Why is that?</p></p></p> I know there *must* be some perfectly simple logical reason why we can’t just stop having kids for 15 or 20 years to cure this problem.

However i haven’t found anyone who will tell me what that reason is.

Why is that?

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