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195 comments on Peak Oil Overview - March 2008 (Pdf and Powerpoint available)

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aangel on March 13, 2008 - 12:19pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Hi, memmel. Pleased to meet you.

I too think that reading too much into the numbers is a trap.

To handle that, I go the other direction than you are suggesting...I keep bringing the audience back to the big picture so that they don't get hung up on the numbers, margins of error, etc. etc. When making a public presentation, audience members with an analytical bent to them can derail a conversation with their questions if they are overly indulged. I redirect the conversation quickly away from the specific objection and point out its irrelevance in the bigger picture so that I can keep the other members of the audience focussed on the important bit: the inescapable nature of Energy Descent and how they are going to respond.

-André

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memmel on March 13, 2008 - 1:28pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Yes I agree either way the point is that detractors of peak oil often use "numbers" so no matter how you deal with it its not a numbers game. At best if your lucky and eventually get good real numbers it will help you decide the best approach to mitigating peak oil. Other than that the number don't matter.

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Franz on March 14, 2008 - 12:53am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

I keep bringing the audience back to the big picture so that they don't get hung up on the numbers, margins of error, etc. etc.

lol you mean so they don't get hung up on the facts ...?

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aangel on March 14, 2008 - 9:17pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

See the next sentence to see what I mean.

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