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Re:Limits to green energy are becoming much clearer by bryanlarsen on Sunday April 03, 2022 @06:01AM (#30895766)
Isn't that an obvious red flag? Given the hundreds of years of oil reserves available in the oil sands, peak oil theory is complete bunk now, and only slightly less obviously so 20 years ago.
Re:Limits to green energy are becoming much clearer by invalidname on Sunday April 03, 2022 @06:51AM (#30895950)
The theory didn't say we'd run out of oil. It said we'd run out of "cheap" oil that's easy to get to. Sands are harder to extract oil from at an affordable cost. They only became financially viable as the cost of oil rose.

Technology improved in drilling and exploration so the theory is less relevant today. Still the current cost of oil (due to politics mostly) is pretty much that.

Re:Limits to green energy are becoming much clearer by bryanlarsen on Sunday April 03, 2022 @11:15AM (#30897538)
That's not at all what the theory said, that's just pure goalpost shifting to the point of uselessness. Tar sands are profitable with $50 oil.
Re:Limits to green energy are becoming much clearer by invalidname on Monday April 04, 2022 @12:57AM (#30903439)
I guess you're younger than I am. I recall reading the articles about how the world will collapse with $40 oil...