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Sustainability has become the buzzword at the local and state level in many parts of the country, and even more so in some places like Portland, OR. Sustainability has come to the mainstream with radio stations even promoting the concept. I've always found it an ambiguous term, but then for those who don't feel connected to the environment it must be an alienating concept. Those are the people who will be the most difficult to reach and educate, and hence, they are one of the primary reasons for this web site.

To me sustainability means having the least amount of impact on the environment, and while I'm certainly not a purist I believe sustainability is a balancing act between living well without causing environmental degradation. Quality versus quantity. Sustainability means recognizing we are not separate from the earth but actually an intricate part of the earth, neither dominant nor subservient. It means recognizing that we cannot survive without the earth no matter how much technology we develop.

Natural Gas depletion - Natural gas is a finite, non-renewable resource that we have become extremely dependent on for space and water heating purposes. Natural gas companies do not dispute the finite nature of the resource, however, they do contend there are several decades of supply available. That probably depends on how much wilderness we're willing to spoil in order to develop it. The following graphs illustrate our extremely precarious dependence on this so-called 'green' energy. One can readily discern from the following graphs that we are approaching a cliff in natural gas production and isn't decades away. Could that have anything to do with the push for LNG terminals?

Graph 1 illustrates the concept of Energy Return on Energy Invested (EROEI). The amount of natural gas recovered from drilling operations has steadily declined over the past 8 years. By 2015 the amount of energy recovered from drilling for natural gas in North America will be 1 to 1, or a 'breakeven' point. EROEI is very important concept to consider when evaluating different energy development projects. The three remaining graphs illustrate global reserves, US consumption and Canadian exploratory drilling efforts.

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