Comments on: Making a Case for Natural Gas http://justoneopinion.com/making-a-case-for-natural-gas#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Commentary on news, politics, religion, and the economy... Tue, 27 Apr 2010 04:55:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Craig Bieber http://justoneopinion.com/making-a-case-for-natural-gas/comment-page-1#comment-324 Craig Bieber Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:00:52 +0000 http://justoneopinion.com/?p=1894#comment-324 Bob Rogers. BP built a several million dollar plant in Alaska as a trial for liquiefying natural gas in Alaska, and decided it was not economical for North Slope gas. Alaska is behind the curve on marketing natural gas. It takes long term contracts to justify huge expenses for pipelines and plants to handle it, and that has is already happening in the Lower 48 with international suppliers.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('324','Craig Bieber'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('324','Craig Bieber','Bob Rogers. BP built a several million dollar plant in Alaska as a trial for liquiefying natural gas in Alaska, and decided it was not economical for North Slope gas. Alaska is behind the curve on marketing natural gas. It takes long term contracts to justify huge expenses for pipelines and plants to handle it, and that has is already happening in the Lower 48 with international suppliers.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Bob Rogers. BP built a several million dollar plant in Alaska as a trial for liquiefying natural gas in Alaska, and decided it was not economical for North Slope gas. Alaska is behind the curve on marketing natural gas. It takes long term contracts to justify huge expenses for pipelines and plants to handle it, and that has is already happening in the Lower 48 with international suppliers.
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]]> By: Richard E. Kelly http://justoneopinion.com/making-a-case-for-natural-gas/comment-page-1#comment-323 Richard E. Kelly Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:01:03 +0000 http://justoneopinion.com/?p=1894#comment-323 Josh, thank you for your kind comments. For what it is worth, Josh is well informed on what is happening today with alternative energy strategies. And he is passionate and articulate about sharing that knowledge. Check him out on Twitter. <a href='#comment-880' rel="nofollow">@Josh Maxwell</a> -<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('323','Richard E. Kelly'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('323','Richard E. Kelly','Josh, thank you for your kind comments. For what it is worth, Josh is well informed on what is happening today with alternative energy strategies. And he is passionate and articulate about sharing that knowledge. Check him out on Twitter. <a href=\'#comment-880\' rel=\"nofollow\">@Josh Maxwell<\/a> -'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Josh, thank you for your kind comments. For what it is worth, Josh is well informed on what is happening today with alternative energy strategies. And he is passionate and articulate about sharing that knowledge. Check him out on Twitter. @Josh Maxwell -
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]]> By: bob rogers http://justoneopinion.com/making-a-case-for-natural-gas/comment-page-1#comment-322 bob rogers Thu, 04 Jun 2009 05:59:55 +0000 http://justoneopinion.com/?p=1894#comment-322 Craig, Thanks for pointing out my error. You remind me of a question. Whatever happened to the idea of liquefying natural gas and shipping it by sea? I thought that was a good idea for moving gas worldwide. Were the ports reluctant to allow the ships to dock?<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('322','bob rogers'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('322','bob rogers','Craig,\nThanks for pointing out my error.\n\nYou remind me of a question. Whatever happened to the idea of liquefying natural gas and shipping it by sea? I thought that was a good idea for moving gas worldwide. Were the ports reluctant to allow the ships to dock?'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Craig,
Thanks for pointing out my error.

You remind me of a question. Whatever happened to the idea of liquefying natural gas and shipping it by sea? I thought that was a good idea for moving gas worldwide. Were the ports reluctant to allow the ships to dock?

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]]> By: Craig Bieber http://justoneopinion.com/making-a-case-for-natural-gas/comment-page-1#comment-321 Craig Bieber Sun, 31 May 2009 00:47:52 +0000 http://justoneopinion.com/?p=1894#comment-321 Bob, I am sorry to correct you, but Mr. Rattie was speaking to the graduating class at Utah Valley University. You were right though, Alaska is primarily an oil state. We have lots of natural gas in the ground, but for the most part, no way to get it to the markets where it is needed, even if there was a demand created by lots more use of natural gas than there is now.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('321','Craig Bieber'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('321','Craig Bieber','Bob, I am sorry to correct you, but Mr. Rattie was speaking to the graduating class at Utah Valley University. You were right though, Alaska is primarily an oil state. We have lots of natural gas in the ground, but for the most part, no way to get it to the markets where it is needed, even if there was a demand created by lots more use of natural gas than there is now.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Bob, I am sorry to correct you, but Mr. Rattie was speaking to the graduating class at Utah Valley University. You were right though, Alaska is primarily an oil state. We have lots of natural gas in the ground, but for the most part, no way to get it to the markets where it is needed, even if there was a demand created by lots more use of natural gas than there is now.
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]]> By: bob rogers http://justoneopinion.com/making-a-case-for-natural-gas/comment-page-1#comment-320 bob rogers Sat, 30 May 2009 00:48:18 +0000 http://justoneopinion.com/?p=1894#comment-320 Natural gas has been used as a less expensive alternative to liquid fossil fuels for decades, mostly in corporate fleets and transit systems. I suspect the greater profit margins has much to do with natural gas not replacing gasoline and diesel. As a recreational vehicle user, I know the ease of acquiring, and using, natural gas (propane) for much of our "house" power including the electric generator. I agree with Mr. Rattie that we should switch to natural gas from other carbon based fuels. No one believes we can replace fossil fuels immediately. No one, not even Al Gore. Does that mean we don't re-focus on non fossil fuel sources for the future? Mr. Rattie seems to take that stance, but then he was speaking to a graduating class in the great state of Alaska, number one in oil production and reserves. I consider the source, and dismiss all but two of his ideas: Switch to natural gas for internal combustion engines, and seriously revisit nuclear energy.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('320','bob rogers'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('320','bob rogers','Natural gas has been used as a less expensive alternative to liquid fossil fuels for decades, mostly in corporate fleets and transit systems. I suspect the greater profit margins has much to do with natural gas not replacing gasoline and diesel. As a recreational vehicle user, I know the ease of acquiring, and using, natural gas (propane) for much of our \"house\" power including the electric generator. I agree with Mr. Rattie that we should switch to natural gas from other carbon based fuels.\n\nNo one believes we can replace fossil fuels immediately. No one, not even Al Gore.\n\nDoes that mean we don\'t re-focus on non fossil fuel sources for the future? Mr. Rattie seems to take that stance, but then he was speaking to a graduating class in the great state of Alaska, number one in oil production and reserves.\n\nI consider the source, and dismiss all but two of his ideas: Switch to natural gas for internal combustion engines, and seriously revisit nuclear energy.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Natural gas has been used as a less expensive alternative to liquid fossil fuels for decades, mostly in corporate fleets and transit systems. I suspect the greater profit margins has much to do with natural gas not replacing gasoline and diesel. As a recreational vehicle user, I know the ease of acquiring, and using, natural gas (propane) for much of our “house” power including the electric generator. I agree with Mr. Rattie that we should switch to natural gas from other carbon based fuels.

No one believes we can replace fossil fuels immediately. No one, not even Al Gore.

Does that mean we don’t re-focus on non fossil fuel sources for the future? Mr. Rattie seems to take that stance, but then he was speaking to a graduating class in the great state of Alaska, number one in oil production and reserves.

I consider the source, and dismiss all but two of his ideas: Switch to natural gas for internal combustion engines, and seriously revisit nuclear energy.

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]]> By: Craig Bieber http://justoneopinion.com/making-a-case-for-natural-gas/comment-page-1#comment-319 Craig Bieber Thu, 28 May 2009 17:38:32 +0000 http://justoneopinion.com/?p=1894#comment-319 Dick, nice article. Not only is natural gas clean-burning and less expensive, oil and gas insiders know that the reserves are tremendous. I would guess that Rattie's 100 year figure is probably short by 100 years, just like the oil figures that were being bandied about in the 1970's predicting we would be out of oil by now were wrong. As to the public's perspective, I have a personal story. A young man knocked on my door a couple of years ago. He had a thick, Russian accent, and he was protesting the use of diesel in Alaska. I asked him where he was from, and how he got here. When he told me he was Russian, and he got here, "In a jet," I asked him if he knew that jet fuel is nothing more than filtered diesel. He was speechless, and turned around and left.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('319','Craig Bieber'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('319','Craig Bieber','Dick, nice article. Not only is natural gas clean-burning and less expensive, oil and gas insiders know that the reserves are tremendous. I would guess that Rattie\'s 100 year figure is probably short by 100 years, just like the oil figures that were being bandied about in the 1970\'s predicting we would be out of oil by now were wrong. As to the public\'s perspective, I have a personal story. A young man knocked on my door a couple of years ago. He had a thick, Russian accent, and he was protesting the use of diesel in Alaska. I asked him where he was from, and how he got here. When he told me he was Russian, and he got here, \"In a jet,\" I asked him if he knew that jet fuel is nothing more than filtered diesel. He was speechless, and turned around and left.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Dick, nice article. Not only is natural gas clean-burning and less expensive, oil and gas insiders know that the reserves are tremendous. I would guess that Rattie’s 100 year figure is probably short by 100 years, just like the oil figures that were being bandied about in the 1970′s predicting we would be out of oil by now were wrong. As to the public’s perspective, I have a personal story. A young man knocked on my door a couple of years ago. He had a thick, Russian accent, and he was protesting the use of diesel in Alaska. I asked him where he was from, and how he got here. When he told me he was Russian, and he got here, “In a jet,” I asked him if he knew that jet fuel is nothing more than filtered diesel. He was speechless, and turned around and left.
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]]> By: Josh Maxwell http://justoneopinion.com/making-a-case-for-natural-gas/comment-page-1#comment-318 Josh Maxwell Wed, 27 May 2009 22:00:47 +0000 http://justoneopinion.com/?p=1894#comment-318 I finally decided to write a comment on your blog. I just wanted to say good job. I really enjoy reading your posts.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('318','Josh Maxwell'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('318','Josh Maxwell','I finally decided to write a comment on your blog. I just wanted to say good job. I really enjoy reading your posts.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> I finally decided to write a comment on your blog. I just wanted to say good job. I really enjoy reading your posts.
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