The Scariest, Most Boring Armageddon

Re:The Scariest, Most Boring Armageddon by executive on Sunday January 31, 2016 @11:52AM (#11006938)

except accessing shale is now trivial

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Re:The Scariest, Most Boring Armageddon by atroyn on Sunday January 31, 2016 @11:54AM (#11006946)

Accessing shale is trivial for our civilization, not necessarily for those of even 200 years ago.

- You have to know the shale gas is there - You have to be able to extract, capture and refine it - You have to be able to distribute it

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Re:The Scariest, Most Boring Armageddon by tapostrophemo on Sunday January 31, 2016 @12:35PM (#11007091)

The oil industry is filled with examples of people not "knowing" exactly what they were doing. Choosing to drill in a given location often included the possibility that there was actually no oil/gas to be had...that the well would end up being a "dry hole."

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