tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post424036809197405419..comments2024-03-19T03:14:04.172-04:00Comments on Rabett Run: Heat over CaliforniaEliRabetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07957002964638398767noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-79450734556479972132015-09-15T12:30:54.636-04:002015-09-15T12:30:54.636-04:00" I happen to know more about the subject tha...<i>" I happen to know more about the subject than any scientist. Period. "</i><br /><br />whut we know is that Nando shows the same attitude at the Peak Oil Barrel bblog.<br /><br />@whut<br /><br /><br /><br />@whuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297101284358849575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-45348840368452913312015-09-15T12:05:00.999-04:002015-09-15T12:05:00.999-04:00FL: BPL, please don't tell me you think scien...FL: BPL, please don't tell me you think scientists are somehow superior to engineers?<br /><br />BPL: No, but science is not engineering and engineering is not science.<br /><br />FL: I happen to know more about the subject than any scientist. Period.<br /><br />BPL: Really? And you figured that out without interviewing all the scientists in the world, or even a representative sample. Your powers of insight are almost supernatural.Barton Paul Levensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630802738456749652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-25564101380041155342015-09-15T10:41:36.035-04:002015-09-15T10:41:36.035-04:00BPL, please don't tell me you think scientists...BPL, please don't tell me you think scientists are somehow superior to engineers? I happen to know more about the subject than any scientist. Period. The field is more of a synergistic effort which incorporates geoscience, engineering, and economics. My experience shows engineers have a better ability to integrate knowledge and dynamics. And if you want to stay in the ivory tower tossing spit balls so be it. It's a well known human weakness. Fernando Leanmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16085680730729620836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-87556393550950186892015-09-14T17:52:05.965-04:002015-09-14T17:52:05.965-04:00I went to school at the University of Wisconsin at...I went to school at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Ever heard of it? It goes by the name of the University of Madison nowadays. We used to do a lot of interesting things there. I must admit the decay was well under way well before Walker showed up to finish the job.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.channel3000.com/madison-magazine/business-city-life/Former-UW-chancellor-offers-lament-for-Wisconsin/34421426" rel="nofollow">http://www.channel3000.com/madison-magazine/business-city-life/Former-UW-chancellor-offers-lament-for-Wisconsin/34421426</a><br /><br />Go ahead, elect Scott Walker president. I double dog dare ya. Make my day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-88361886891318582032015-09-14T13:49:24.009-04:002015-09-14T13:49:24.009-04:00We don't need to regulate the use of fossil fu...We don't need to regulate the use of fossil fuels because it is self regulated by the collapse of modern civilization. Or did you miss a huge refugee crisis in central continental Europe?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-72111833658204171762015-09-14T13:27:06.990-04:002015-09-14T13:27:06.990-04:00FL: I though you would have realized by now that ...FL: I though you would have realized by now that my critique of rcp8.5 is based on information and expertise a climatologist couldn't develop in 20 plus years, never mind engage in an intelligent debate with me about oil and gas resources, and the weaknesses built into 97 % of the "Business as usual" based baloney studies I read <br /><br />BPL: Yes, I get this a lot from engineers. Many of them think they know more than scientists. Thus you have engineers who defend Velikovsky, who say aliens built the pyramids, that climate change isn't happening, that the angels that appeared to Ezekiel were UFOs, etc., etc. Plenty of fine engineers out there, but sadly, a lot of them think that because they know a lot of math, they therefore know science. Which is pretty stupid.Barton Paul Levensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630802738456749652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-28982344869524886962015-09-14T13:19:40.942-04:002015-09-14T13:19:40.942-04:00I though you would have realized by now that my cr...I though you would have realized by now that my critique of rcp8.5 is based on information and expertise a climatologist couldn't develop in 20 plus years, never mind engage in an intelligent debate with me about oil and gas resources, and the weaknesses built into 97 % of the "Business as usual" based baloney studies I read (if it escaped you, we ain't got a way to produce as much as shown in that RCP). <br /><br />I would also assume you do realize what "retired to a beach in Eastern Spain" means regarding my freedom to bitch at whatever. The only organization in this world I don't like to mess around with is the Israel lobby, I leave that to my friend Richard <br /><br />http://www.richardsilverstein.comFernando Leanmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16085680730729620836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-39290250484397156372015-09-14T13:17:14.653-04:002015-09-14T13:17:14.653-04:00You know, we don't need to regulate fossil fue...You know, we don't need to regulate fossil fuels to make them used less. We could simply make them irrelevant by pricing green electricity according to its own fuel cost.Gingerbakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14211637630936981883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-86076699861419424922015-09-14T07:45:27.893-04:002015-09-14T07:45:27.893-04:00FL: I retired from an oil multinational a few ye...FL: I retired from an oil multinational a few years ago<br /><br />BPL: That explains a lot.Barton Paul Levensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630802738456749652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-18562698198525343112015-09-14T06:21:26.360-04:002015-09-14T06:21:26.360-04:00The use of natural gas to generate steam is guided...The use of natural gas to generate steam is guided by the ratio of natural gas price to oil price, this means the emissions are variable. I retired from an oil multinational a few years ago, and for a while I had to supervise a large technical department. One of our duties was to work together with our environmental protection department estimating CO2 emissions per unit of oil delivered to sales. The emissions ratio depends on a lot more than oil density. We had light oil reservoirs which required more emissions. We also found some production units would subtly cheat their statistics to look good. In conclusion, a simple minded "heavy oil is bad" policy is a bit stupid. The best method is to have the oil seller generate an audit able report showing the emissions associated with the oil batch they want to sell. Fernando Leanmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16085680730729620836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-87922753689772402782015-09-13T20:45:58.818-04:002015-09-13T20:45:58.818-04:00Question: has the University of California also di...Question: has the University of California also divested their stocks in companies that produce heavy oil in California? Because that requires steam injection too and has a pretty similar carbon footprint to producing bitumen from the oil sands.<br /><br />MiguelitoUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17441608948889273421noreply@blogger.com