T. Boone Pickens on CNBC Discussing Peak Oil

T. Boone Pickens on CNBC Discussing Peak Oil on 5/20/2008

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[CmdrTobs]

Won't help, its the elite few that use the most in the 4 station wagons they drive and luxury items they consume.

Given that 1% of the world use 40% of all resources even a 99% population cull would only reduce energy usage by 60%. So its the lifestyle not just the population.

[Stan1208]

It is such a shame that all the good men don't want to be president. The only people who want the job are crooks and puppets like Bush, Obama, Clinton, McCain ect. Out of all the people who ran for president, not a single one of them were willing to address the terrible problems we face. A good man would not have the Presidency if you gave it to him.

[troglodyte2084]

There is no way we can replace all the oil cars with electric cars. Not enough lithium or the other rare earths required.. Only the rich will have electric cars.

[Wiseguyzmoney]

U go breed horses ill go drive an electric car

[Master7770]

We're about as fucked without oil as people were 200 years ago. Time to start breeding horses and selling barrels of oats you lazy fuckers. This unatural way of life will not last forever and people will just have adapt and get use to it.

[walter0bz]

@Delta094204 -

'economy' is not about jobs and money - thats micromanagement & human hierarchy;

economy /prosperity is about resources. So do solar/wind provide as much energy, thats the only questions

[dipinprint]

iv talked to pickens before when i was working for reliant. he is a good guy.

[Delta094204]

Hopefully wind, solar, and a natural gas energy will help the economy. How? Creates a lot of short term construction jobs. After that, there will be a lot of maintenance jobs. Solar panels and wind farms are subject to failure just like everything else. We will need people to repair them.

[alexanderheiler]

@octaviaaugustus1950

If we continue our rate of consumption, then it's not conservation, right?

[KrackowKid]

We use 1 billion barrells every 11 days.

[octaviaaugustus1950]

@alexanderheiler Conservation is a very short term solution to a forever problem. It will only buy a little time. However, in that short time, we must completely rethink our behavior and attitudes. Conservation is nessessary, but only works for a very short time at our rate of consumption. We will always need oil for it's the chemical that is in everything we make. So, transportation and home energy use must be quickly revamped. World trade will be slowed and a world war is inevitable.