Best fossil fuels books according to redditors
We found 73 Reddit comments discussing the best fossil fuels books. We ranked the 11 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 73 Reddit comments discussing the best fossil fuels books. We ranked the 11 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
You got some advice already, let me add mine. Maybe to start: Your build comes close to a good build, it is a good start :)
But the 7600K is not the right choice right now. It is basically the same as the i3-8350K, which is cheaper and on a more modern platform. It gets surpassed by the Ryzen 5 1600, as that one has 6 cores and 12 threads. Also the i5-8400 is an interesting option, it has 6 cores as well. If you want the chance of not having to upgrade for a time that long you will need to pick such a processor with more cores.
In any case those overclockable cpus should be combined with overclockable mainboards
For 1080p the GTX 1080 is a bit big. On the other hand, if it fits into your budget you will be able to use it for a long time. A GTX 1060 would be the sound alternative if you want to make this cheaper.
That Seasonic psu you picked is not bad, but it is an old design and too expensive for that. To give a hint: In the US it or its 520W version costs most of the time $29.
This is better:
pc-kombo shared list
Type|Item|Price
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CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 1600 | 198.99€ @ Amazon.de
Motherboard | MSI B350 PC Mate | 79.90€ @ caseking
Memory | G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-2800 16GB (16 GB) | 171.45€ @ Amazon.de
Storage | Toshiba P300 HDWD110EZSTA 1TB 64MB 7.200rpm 3.5zoll SATA600 (1 TB) | 46.89€ @ Amazon.de
SSD | SanDisk Plus 240GB TLC (240 GB) | 84.89€ @ Amazon.de
Video Card | KFA2 GeForce GTX 1080 EXOC | 505.99€ @ Amazon.de
Case | Fractal Design Define C Midi-Tower - black Window | 84.91€ @ Amazon.de
Power Supply | Corsair Vengeance Series V550M (550 W) | 65.99€ @ Amazon.de
| Total | 1243.00€
| Generated by pc-kombo 20.11.2017 |
Ok, here's a list of books that might interest you.
There's a book about exactly this theory called The Deep Hot Biosphere by Gold. I've read it and it's very thought provoking, and well worth reading.
It depends what type of work you would be doing. If you are knowledgeable in GIS and new to natural gas, I would recommend learning about the characteristics of the pipes and regulations via Youtube Videos, [books] (https://www.amazon.com/Oil-Gas-Pipelines-Nontechnical-Language/dp/159370058X), etc. You would need to be more specific as to what you are looking to accomplish.
I think the books of Ken Deffeyes are great introductions. He is a really smart and knowledgeable geology professor at a top Ivy League school.
http://www.amazon.com/Hubberts-Peak-Impending-World-Shortage/dp/0691141193/
http://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Oil-View-Hubberts-Peak/dp/0809029561/
http://www.amazon.com/When-Oil-Peaked-Kenneth-Deffeyes/dp/B004WSW1E4/
There was a book called The Deep Hot Biosphere by Thomas Gold that goes WAY in depth on this subject. There was a book called 9 Crazy Ideas in Science That Might Be True by Robert Ehrlichhat summarized the ideas behind it, including Gold's (as well as 8 other weird science things.) It's a bit dated (probably from early 2000's.)
I would suggest:
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>"Sedimentary geology: sedimentary basins, depositional environments, petroleum formation" - Bernard Biju-duval (ISBN: 9782710808022)
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>"Petroleum Formation and Occurrence" - B.P. Tissot (ISBN: 9783642878152 )
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Amazon source 1.
Amazon source 2.
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But there are *other* less expensive sources out there if you know where to look. (wink, wink, nudge, nudge, know what I mean, know what I mean)
There's a very convincing hypotheses out there which proposes that oil, methane, and the like are formed by inorganic means rather than by the decomposition of organisms. It's called the Abiogenic Petroleum origin Theory.
Thomas Gold wrote a great book about it called The Deep Hot Biosphere. I highly recommend it.
this was the book required for my Intro to Petroleum class in college. It's a pretty good basic overview of the industry.
Even worse, some of these nutjobs argue that fossil fuels are being replenished today because of tectonic activity.
Mental illness is a helluva drug.
I'm in finance too, so similarly biased - when I first started looking at this space I leaned pretty heavily on "X in Nontechnical Language". Oil & Gas Pipelines for example: https://www.amazon.com/Oil-Gas-Pipelines-Nontechnical-Language/dp/159370058X/. I'm sure you'll graduate to something more technical, but it's a good starting point
Not sure how modern you are looking for, but "The making of a hardrock miner" by Stephen Voynick (published in 1978) is a good read if nothing else. A little dated in many ways, but an excellent look at mining metals in the western US nevertheless.
https://www.amazon.com/making-hardrock-miner-experiences-molybdenum/dp/0831071168
Alright - going off your advice, this is what I've come up with:
pc-kombo shared list
Type|Item|Price
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CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 1600 | 199.99€ @ Amazon.de
Motherboard | MSI B350M Mortar | 87.42€ @ Amazon.de
Memory | Crucial Ballistix Elite Series DDR4-2666, CL16 - 8 GB (8 GB) | 76.90€ @ alternate
SSD | SanDisk Plus 240GB TLC (240 GB) | 84.99€ @ Amazon.de
Video Card | ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 Mini | 279.00€ @ Amazon.de
Case | Thermaltake Versa H22 Midi-Tower - black | 33.99€ @ Amazon.de
Power Supply | Xilence Performance A+ (530 W) | 45.99€ @ Amazon.de
| Total | 814.27€
| Generated by pc-kombo 21.09.2017 |
Would this be more viable? Also - any idea on whether the case I listed above would be suitable? Cheers.
A good read on a related topic is The Deep Hot Biosphere by Thomas Gold
galloway and hobday gives you a good idea about geo body geometry, Sedimentary Basins gives you the most complete picture. If you're looking for info on carbonates, I really don't know where to start
Read The Deep Hot Biosphere by Thomas Gold. I used to subscribe to the biogenic origin theory, but I'm not so sure now. In his book Gold describes not only the formation of oil, but how a deep origin would describe a lot of other natural phenomena in our world. It's definitely worth a read whether it convinces you or not. I have a feeling as technology further develops and we can drill deeper and deeper we may find Gold wasn't that far off the mark.
You are looking for Thomas Gold's book, "The Deep Hot Biosphere".
http://www.amazon.com/Oil-Gas-Pipelines-Nontechnical-Language/dp/159370058X
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0123876931/ref=mp_s_a_1_9?qid=1449196720&sr=8-9&pi=AC_SX110_SY165&keywords=Pipeline
Alright, so with all the suggestions, which were basically split between upgrading the build to fit the 1080 or downgrading to fit the Ryzen 5, I've made two different versions:
Intel, 1300 Euro:
pc-kombo shared list
Type|Item|Price
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CPU | Intel Core i5-8600K | 273.90€ @ reichelt
Motherboard | MSI Z370-A Pro | 109.90€ @ caseking
Memory | Corsair Vengeance LPX blue DDR4-3000 CL15 (16 GB) | 170.79€ @ Amazon.de
SSD | Crucial MX300 (525 GB) | 131.00€ @ Amazon.de
Video Card | KFA2 GeForce GTX 1080 EXOC | 506.00€ @ Amazon.de
Case | Kolink Luminosity Midi-Tower - black Window | 46.90€ @ caseking
Power Supply | Corsair TX550M Series Modular (550 W) | 76.89€ @ Amazon.de
CPU Cooler | Arctic Freezer I11 - 92mm | 18.85€ @ Amazon.de
| Total | 1343.82€
| Generated by pc-kombo 22.11.2017 |
(I'd probably go with a different cooler, Cryorig H7, but it wasn't listed on pc-kombo)
AMD, 1050 Euro:
pc-kombo shared list
Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 1600 | 198.99€ @ Amazon.de
Motherboard | MSI B350 PC Mate | 79.90€ @ caseking
Memory | G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3000 8GB (8 GB) | 98.17€ @ Amazon.de
SSD | Crucial MX300 (525 GB) | 131.00€ @ Amazon.de
Video Card | MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Armor 8G OC | 405.91€ @ Amazon.de
Case | Kolink Luminosity Midi-Tower - black Window | 46.90€ @ caseking
Power Supply | Corsair TX550M Series Modular (550 W) | 76.89€ @ Amazon.de
| Total | 1041.75€
| Generated by pc-kombo 22.11.2017 |
Not sure which one I'll go with yet, I'll probably wait until the weekend and see if there are any sales. If there are any problems with either of these builds please tell me, otherwise thanks everyone!
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0387952535/greaterthingsboo
This was not a huge spill. 100 acres is not even half a square kilometre.
"Every Plant and Tree Died". Did we not just see the picture in the article? There are plenty of living trees in that picture. The first nations chief who said that is certainly biased. Unfortunately the Natives in Canada (Or at least the a very vocal group of them) like to whine and make up things. I don't dislike native people.
It wasn't even oil that was spilled. It was waste water. The benefits of the oil far outweigh the negatives. It is not like people will just stop using oil! It has to come from somewhere. Why not a great country like Canada instead of Iran and the middle east.
I would suggest reading this book. It is really an eye opener.
Maybe the coal isn't really 300 million years old...
Maybe coal isn't formed from decaying plants, but rather by the condensation of carbon -rich gases pouring out from tthe earth's mantle.
Maybe the coal formed around the piece of metal. Recently.
I'm just saying....maybe.
EDIT :
Sure, it sounds crazy when I say stuff like this. But what if I told you my theory came from a renowned physicist, an indisputably brilliant scientist who has been called "one of the world's most original minds"? In the [The Deep Hot Biosphere] ( http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0387985468/ref=mw_dp_mdsc?dsc=1) , Thomas Gold sets forth truly controversial and astonishing theories about where oil and gas come from, and how they acquire their organic "signatures." The conclusions he reaches in this book might be at first difficult to believe, but they are supported by a growing body of evidence...