[ExI] Whatever happened to peak oil by 2020?

[Eugen Leitl]

On Sat, May 11, 2013 at 01:43:18PM -0400, Rafal Smigrodzki wrote:
> On Sat, May 11, 2013 at 6:32 AM, Eugen Leitl <eugen at leitl.org> wrote:
> 
> >
> > The reasons are simple enough -- peak total fossil is somewhen 2020..2030
> > (the exact decade doesn't matter), so everything needs to be driven
> > from renewable only.
> 
> ### Absolutely no reason for peak total fossil at least for a hundred
> years, if not more. Proven reserves alone are sufficient for that
> long, even without counting methane clathrates. Try wikipedia.

The facts you're claiming are unfortunately not true. 
 
> And absolutely no need to be restricted to renewables. Existing
> technologies alone (nuclear, deep geothermal) are sufficient to keep
> us running at current levels for thousands of years. Again, try
> wikipedia.

The facts you're claiming are unfortunately not true.

I have absolutely no further interest in this thread.
The facts are out there, make of them what you will.
If you don't feel you need facts for that, I'm fine with that, too.
You pays your money, and you takes your chances.