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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>A voice from inside the carbon energy idustry.<br> <BR><div><div id="SkyDrivePlaceholder"></div><hr id="stopSpelling">From: jbaldauf1@austin.rr.com<br>To: houstonpeakoil@lists.riseup.net<br>Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2012 12:20:30 -0600<br>Subject: [HoustonPeakOil] - Is the Oil Shale Boom Just Another Bubble - What Government & Industry Won't Tell You<br><br>
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<div><font face="Tahoma"><font size="2"><font face="Tahoma"><strong>Friends &
Colleagues - </strong></font></font></font></div><font face="Tahoma">
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<div><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><strong></strong></font> </div>
<div><strong><font size="2" face="Tahoma">We urge you to attend the 8th annual
conference of the Association for the Study of Peak Oil & Gas USA (ASPO-USA)
to learn </font><font size="2" face="Tahoma">from independent experts what
government and industry won't tell you about U.S. energy
challenges.</font></strong></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><strong></strong></font> </div>
<div><font face="Tahoma"><strong><font size="2">Learn why the ongoing media blitz
about "100 years of shale production" is industry propaganda
designed to boost stock prices ... why </font><font size="2" face="Tahoma">the U.S. will never be "energy independent" ... why the next oil
crisis is likely to be just around the corner ... and why crude oil is far too
precious to burn wastefully.</font></strong></font></div><font face="Tahoma">
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<div><font size="2"><strong>Learn, too, why these seemingly pessimistic
scenarios may be just what the doctor ordered for the long-term health of
our planet.</strong></font></div>
<div><strong></strong> </div>
<div><font size="2"><strong>Best regards,</strong></font></div>
<div><strong><font size="2"></font></strong> </div>
<div><font size="2"><em><strong>Jim Baldauf</strong></em></font></div>
<div><font size="2"><em><strong>ASPO-USA, President &
Co-founder</strong></em></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2"><em><strong>512-250-8596</strong></em></font></div>
<div align="left"><strong><em><font size="2">Austin,
Texas</font></em></strong></div>
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<li><span style="color: rgb(15, 36, 62);"><b>Dr. Jason Schenker</b> - President,
Prestige Economics; Host, <i>Street Smart</i>, Bloomberg TV</span> <span style="color: rgb(15, 36, 62);"><strong></strong></span>
<li><span style="color: rgb(15, 36, 62);"><strong>Dr. Tad Patzek -
</strong>Chair, UT Dept of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering</span>
<li><span style="color: rgb(15, 36, 62);"><b>Dr. James Kenneth Galbraith</b> -
Professor of Government, LBJ School of Public Affairs<br></span>
<li><span style="color: rgb(15, 36, 62);"><strong>Dr. Scott</strong>
<b>Tinker</b> - Texas State Geologist; Director, Bureau of Economic
Geology</span>
<li><span style="color: rgb(15, 36, 62);"><b>Dr. Laura Atkins</b> - Director of
Global Petroleum Research, Hart Energy</span>
<li><span style="color: rgb(15, 36, 62);"><b>Mark Lewis</b> - Managing Director
for Commodities and Energy Research, Deutsche Bank</span>
<li><span style="color: rgb(15, 36, 62);"><b>Michael Kumhof</b> - Deputy Chief of
Modelling, International Monetary Fund</span>
<li><span style="color: rgb(15, 36, 62);"><b>Dr. Charles Hall</b> - Professor,
SUNY-Syracuse; Author, <i>Energy and the Wealth of Nations</i></span>
<li><span style="color: rgb(15, 36, 62);"><b>Dr. Sonia Yeh</b> - Professor,
Institute of Transportation Studies, Univ. of California,Davis</span>
<li><span style="color: rgb(15, 36, 62);"><b>Dr. Robert Hirsch</b> - Senior
Energy Advisor, Management Information Systems Inc.<br></span>
<li><span style="color: rgb(15, 36, 62);"><b>Loren Steffy</b> - Business Editor,
Senior Columnist, Houston Chronicle</span>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(15, 36, 62);"><b>Greg
Gordon</b> - Senior Reporter, McClatchy Newspapers</span>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(15, 36, 62);"><b>Dr. Robert
Jensen</b> - Professor, UT School of Journalism</span>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(15, 36, 62);"><b>Bill
Powers</b> - Editor, Powers Energy Investor<br></span>
<li><span style="color: rgb(15, 36, 62);"><b>Jeffrey Brown</b> - Independent
Geologist; Developer of the Export Land Model (ELM)<i><br></i></span>
<li><span style="color: rgb(15, 36, 62);"><b>Arthur Berman</b> - Consulting
Geologist, Principal, Labyrinth Services</span>
<li><span style="color: rgb(15, 36, 62);"><strong>Steven Kopits -
</strong>Managing Director, Douglas Westwood</span>
<li><span style="color: rgb(15, 36, 62);"><b>Robert Rapier</b> - Chief Technology
Officer, Merica International<br></span>
<li><span style="color: rgb(15, 36, 62);"><b>Dr. Carey King</b> - Research
Associate, UT Institute for Int'l Energy and Environmental Policy</span>
<li><span style="color: rgb(15, 36, 62);"><b>Dr. Kyriacos Zygourakis</b> - Chair,
Dept. of Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University</span>
<li><span style="color: rgb(15, 36, 62);"><b>Louis Powers</b> - Consulting
Reservoir Engineer; Former Chief Petroleum Engineer,
ARAMCO<br></span></li></ul>
<span style="color: rgb(15, 36, 62);"><b><i>*Plus: "Open Space" Forums and
Presentations by Other Leading Experts</i></b></span><BR></td></tr>
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<blockquote><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 38);">The Petroleum Age is entering a new era where oil
and gas are becoming more difficult and costly to extract from the
Earth, while global demand continues to rise.
</span></span></blockquote><span style="text-align: left;"></span><span style="text-align: left;">
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 38);">Find out how
this "new reality" will shape your
future:</span></p></blockquote></div></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<ol>
<ol>
<li>
<span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 38);">What are the implications for our
economy, national security, and environment? </span><BR>
<li>
<span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 38);">Will new technology keep oil
production in line with global demand?</span><BR>
<li>
<span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 38);">Will alternative energy sources be
developed and deployed in time?</span><BR>
<li>
<span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 38);">Will innovation dramatically reduce
oil use?</span><BR>
<li>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 38);">How will
America adapt its economy to run on less
oil?</span></p></li></ol></ol></div><br></td></tr>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><span style="font-size: 16px;"><br><span style="color: rgb(0, 32, 96);">Program at a
Glance</span></span></strong></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 32, 96); font-size: 16px;"><br></span><BR>
<span style="color: rgb(0, 32, 96);"><strong></strong></span><BR><span style="color: rgb(0, 32, 96);"><strong>Friday, Nov. 30</strong><br>Oil and Gas
Technical Sessions<br>Featured Debate - "Do We Need a New Economic
Framework?"<br>"Open Space" Forums<br>Reception<br>Downtown
Meet-Ups<br><br><strong>Saturday, Dec. 1
</strong><br>Economic-Geopolitical-Environmental Scenarios<br>Media
Session<br>"Open Space" Forums<br>Pioneers Reception
(optional)<br>Post-Conference Dinner (informal)</span><br><br><br><span style="color: rgb(12, 12, 12);">For more information, please visit </span><a href="http://www.cvent.com/events/mproc.aspx?m=412bbdeb-b82a-4add-b606-ecffd1eea83a&u=aAB0AHQAcAA6AC8ALwBhAHMAcABvAHUAcwBhAC4AbwByAGcALwBjAG8AbgBmAGUAcgBlAG4AYwBlAA==&l=YQBzAHAAbwB1AHMAYQAuAG8AcgBnAC8AYwBvAG4AZgBlAHIAZQBuAGMAZQA=" target="_blank">aspousa.org/conference</a> <span style="color: rgb(12, 12, 12);">or
email</span> <a href="mailto:info@aspousa.org?subject=Conference Question">info@aspousa.org</a><br><br><br></td></tr></tbody></table></div></font><div></div>
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<div style="font: 10pt/normal arial; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">----- Original Message ----- </div>
<div style="background: rgb(228, 228, 228); font: 10pt/normal arial; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-color: black;"><b>From:</b>
<a title="oilpatchdems@gmail.com" href="mailto:oilpatchdems@gmail.com">Oilpatch
Democrats</a> </div>
<div style="font: 10pt/normal arial; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><b>To:</b> <a title="oilpatchdems2@gmail.com" href="mailto:oilpatchdems2@gmail.com">Donna Bryant</a> </div>
<div style="font: 10pt/normal arial; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 06, 2012 9:45
PM</div>
<div style="font: 10pt/normal arial; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><b>Subject:</b> Thursday OPD meeting</div>
<div><br></div>I'm cautiously optimistic that we will have some call to
celebrate after tonight, and so I've found a place with good food and a killer
beer list for Oilpatch Democrats' last meeting of 2012.
<div><br></div>
<div>Accordingly, come on out on Thursday & meet us at 6:30 at<br>
<b>DOWN HOUSE</b></div>
<div><b> 1801 Yale (about 2 blocks south of
20th St)</b></div>
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