Thanks Rich. This ought to give the GE engineers something to think about as they avoid thinking about the global climate change and the hazards of continuing & expanding fossil fuel use. best Tony
On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 11:46 PM, Rich Bernstein <[email protected]> wrote: > A very similar chain letter is covered on snopes: > > http://www.snopes.com/politics/gasoline/bakken.asp > > The gist is that the first part, about the Bakken oil, is off by a > factor of 100, it's around 3.65 billion barrels, not 500 billion. The > link at the end of the email is for a USGS press release, and the > correct estimate is given there. Also, the oil in this formation is > not easy to recover; it requires hydrofracking. For more info, just > follow the USGS link at the bottom. I recommend reading the FAQ too > for more clarification. > > The second part is about a shale oil reserve, specifically the Green > River Formation. Shale oil is not the same thing as crude oil. It > is neither shale nor oil. Basically, you have to heat the rock to get > out something resembling oil. It came from an ad for an investment > newsletter, i.e. if you subscribe they tell you what companies to > invest in to "get rich." > > Again, the links to read are: > > http://www.snopes.com/politics/gasoline/bakken.asp > http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=1911 > > -- > Rich > > 2009/12/2 Tony Del Plato <[email protected]>: > > Dear TC Sustainers: > > Though this is not about our region, but it's a big enough story that > needs > > a response. So, if you're interested and knowledgeable about this "stash > of > > oil" in the American midwest, please contact me off list. This is being > > circulated by a group of GE engineers who have contempt for > > "environmentalists." One of them is an old friend who likes playing > "devil's > > advocate." > > Thanks > > Tony Del Plato > > > > > > > > *Subject:* OIL - you better sit down. (Please see info at link below) > > > > > > Here's an interesting read, important and verifiable information : > > > > About 6 months ago, the > >> writer was watching a news program on oil and one of the Forbes Bros. > was > > the guest. The host said to Forbes, "I am going to ask you a direct > question > > and I would like a direct answer; how much oil does the U.S. have in the > > ground?" > > Forbes did not miss a beat, he said, "more than all the Middle East put > > together." > > Please read below. > > > > The U. S. Geological Service issued a report in April 2008 that only > > scientists and oil men knew was coming, but man was it big. > >> It was a revised report (hadn't been updated since 1995) on how much > oil > > was in this area of the western 2/3 of North Dakota, western South > Dakota, > > and extreme eastern Montana ..... check THIS out: > > > > The Bakken is the largest domestic oil discovery since Alaska's Prudhoe > > Bay, and has the potential to eliminate all American dependence on > foreign > > oil. The > > Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates it at 503 billion > > barrels. Even if just 10% of the oil is recoverable... at $107 a barrel, > > we're looking at a resource base worth more than $5..3 trillion. > > > > "When I first briefed legislators on this, you could practically see > their > > jaws hit the floor. They had no idea.." says Terry Johnson, the Montana > > Legislature's financial analyst. > > > > "This sizable find is now the highest-producing onshore oil field found > in > > the past 56 years," reports The Pittsburgh Post Gazette. It's a > formation > > known as the Williston Basin, but is more commonly referred to as the > > 'Bakken..' It stretches from Northern Montana, through North Dakota and > > into Canada. For years, > > U. S. oil exploration has been considered a dead end. Even the 'Big > Oil' > > companies gave up searching for major oil wells decades ago. However, a > > recent technological breakthrough has opened up the Bakken's massive > > reserves..... and we now have access of up to 500 billion barrels. And > > because this is light, sweet oil, those billions of barrels will cost > > Americans just $16 PER BARREL! > > That's enough crude to fully fuel the American economy for 2041 years > > straight. And if THAT didn't throw you on the floor, then this next one > > should - because it's from2006! > > > > U. S. Oil Discovery- Largest Reserve in theWorld > > > > Stansberry Report Online 4/20/2006 > > > > Hidden 1,000 feet beneath the surface of the Rocky Mountains lies the > > largest untapped oil reserve in the world. It is more than 2 TRILLION > > barrels. On August 8, > > 2005 President Bush mandated its extraction. In three and a half years of > > high oil prices none has been extracted. With this motherload of oil why > are > > we still fighting over off-shore drilling? > > > > They reported this stunning news: We have more oil inside our > borders,than > > all the other proven reserves on earth.. Here are the official estimates: > > > > - 8-times as much oil as Saudi Arabia > > > > - 18-times as much oil as Iraq > > > > - 21-times as much oil as Kuwait > > > > - 22-times as much oil as Iran > > > > - 500-times as much oil as Yemen > > > > - and it's all right here in the Western United States . > > > > HOW can this BE? HOW can we NOT BE extracting this? Because the > > environmentalists and others have blocked all efforts to help America > become > > independent of foreign oil! Again, we are letting a small group of people > > dictate our lives and our economy.....WHY? > > > > James Bartis, lead researcher with the study says we've got more oil in > > this very compact area than the entire Middle East -more than 2 TRILLION > > barrels untapped. That's more than all the proven oil reserves of crude > oil > > in the world today, reports The Denver Post. > > > > Don't think 'OPEC' will drop its price - even with this find? > > > > Think again! It's all about the competitive marketplace, - it has to. > > Think OPEC just might be funding the environmentalists? > > > > Got your attention yet? Now, while you're thinking about it, do this: > > > > Pass this along. If you don't take a little time to do this, then you > > should stifle yourself the next time you complain about gas prices - by > > doing NOTHING, you forfeit your right to complain. > > > > Now I just wonder what would happen in this country if every one of you > > sent this to every one in your address book. > > > > By the way...this is all true. Check it out at the link below!!! > > > > GOOGLE it, or follow this link. It will blow your mind. > > > > http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=1911 > _______________________________________________ > For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, > please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ > > RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: > [email protected] > http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins > Questions about the list? ask > [email protected] > free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org > -- There is an evil tendency underlying all our technology - the tendency to do what is reasonable even when it isn't any good. - Robert Pirsig _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins Questions about the list? ask [email protected] free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
