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20. Here's what life is like in the nearest town

Thu Jan 24, 2013, 08:47 PM

Jan 2013

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coober_Pedy#Overview

The harsh summer desert temperatures mean that many residents prefer to live in caves bored into the hillsides ("dugouts&quot

....

The first tree ever seen in the town was welded together from scrap iron. It still sits on a hilltop overlooking the town.

The local golf course – mostly played at night with glowing balls, to avoid daytime temperatures – is completely free of grass, and golfers take a small piece of "turf" around to use for teeing off....

An unlikely oil boomtown indeed.

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Oil discovery in Australia�s outback could �transform world�s oil industry� [View all] tuvor Jan 2013 OP

Just leave it alone Politicalboi Jan 2013 #1

Burn it and it will be 50 degrees C in the shade - if there are any trees left. jpak Jan 2013 #2

So this company owns 16 million acres of Australia tabasco Jan 2013 #3

Not really, when you put it into other terms customerserviceguy Jan 2013 #9

You had me until "about the the size of West Virginia" Ash_F Jan 2013 #11

Did I find inaccurate figures? customerserviceguy Jan 2013 #57

No, really. tabasco Jan 2013 #19

1 of 7 actually... snooper2 Jan 2013 #33

Nope, 1 of 6 jberryhill Jan 2013 #34

my daughter has been added to the list but it isn't public info yet.. snooper2 Jan 2013 #41

Our future is assured jberryhill Jan 2013 #43

Wikipedia says NH's capital is Concord. Weird, since Concord is in Massachusetts. tclambert Jan 2013 #49

And Boston is in England. Go figure. nt Xipe Totec Jan 2013 #55

More than twice the size of Anna Creek Station - The Largest ranch in the world Xipe Totec Jan 2013 #56

Regardless of that dipsydoodle Jan 2013 #14

Probably owns the mineral rights. CANDO Jan 2013 #16

The Railroads owned roughly 12% of the United States at the turn of last century Sen. Walter Sobchak Jan 2013 #35

Most likely just mineral claims jberryhill Jan 2013 #42

Laughing Yo_Mama Jan 2013 #61

3.5 billion from 133-233 billion barrels? Arctic Dave Jan 2013 #4

I'd like to know dipsydoodle Jan 2013 #12

In other words not enough to supply the US for one year. Historic NY Jan 2013 #40

Seems like the folks who have been spouting the "peak oil" meme customerserviceguy Jan 2013 #5

Disappointed that clueless greedheads will further rape the Earth to enrich the 1% Republicons Berlum Jan 2013 #13

Earth? Saturn's moon Titan has oceans of hydrocarbons! tclambert Jan 2013 #51

There are things that need to be done customerserviceguy Jan 2013 #59

Yeah, but "We're running out of it" is the one that sells the best. Jackpine Radical Jan 2013 #65

Don't worry, peak oil is here. 4dsc Jan 2013 #25

It will have an impact customerserviceguy Jan 2013 #58

Holding up peak oil as fact today is like holding up Vesconte's world map. Sen. Walter Sobchak Jan 2013 #36

"economical" for who? bhikkhu Jan 2013 #44

Peak Oil is empirical - all new data change the date of the peak jpak Jan 2013 #45

so are we are now officially doomed ? limpyhobbler Jan 2013 #6

Shale Oil...Low Quality, Big Bucks to Process and Pollution from it coming to Austrailia? KoKo Jan 2013 #7

Heavy in sulfur too. nt Javaman Jan 2013 #63

When do we invade? Fuddnik Jan 2013 #8

Shale oil? How does that compare to the road tar being mined in Canada? RC Jan 2013 #10

Slightly less evil pediatricmedic Jan 2013 #17

Leave it be! ellisonz Jan 2013 #15

Well .......... bucolic_frolic Jan 2013 #18

Here's what life is like in the nearest town KamaAina Jan 2013 #20

Sounds better than Fort McMurray Sen. Walter Sobchak Jan 2013 #39

If there's a god it's testing us lunatica Jan 2013 #52

Flying spaghetti monster help us. cvoogt Jan 2013 #21

Crap. 50 years from now, we'll be fighting in the Outback, and they got nasty bugs & snakes & such� Journeyman Jan 2013 #22

Just about everything native to Australia will kill you jberryhill Jan 2013 #37

Then it just tortures you for a month Scootaloo Jan 2013 #53

Well, I guess we can shutter the Tar Sands. Joe Shlabotnik Jan 2013 #23

We need oil for many reasons SCVDem Jan 2013 #24

Shale oil? earthside Jan 2013 #26

There goes ninehippies Jan 2013 #27

When do we invade to bring democracy and take away their WMD's? albear Jan 2013 #28

"So tell us again why YOUR oil is under FailureToCommunicate Jan 2013 #29

I drink They_Live Jan 2013 #30

Does this me no Keystone pipeline here...? Grins Jan 2013 #31

They found Oil down under? Fairdinkum? AsahinaKimi Jan 2013 #32

May I have your attention, please jberryhill Jan 2013 #38

Australia has been hitting temperatures near 50 degrees celcius daleo Jan 2013 #46

Wouldn't they do better going wholly solar? aquart Jan 2013 #47

Australia has been having grid problems because solar is being added too quickly for it to keep up Fumesucker Jan 2013 #54

WE DON'T NEED IT! defacto7 Jan 2013 #48

If ambient heat generates energy that can be captured and used they already have a goldmine lunatica Jan 2013 #50

This is crap oil, the bottom of the barrell CanonRay Jan 2013 #60

Oh yay :( ...it will certainly transform our atmosphere. nt Javaman Jan 2013 #62

Problem is, Australia is gonna do what they want. WhoWoodaKnew Jan 2013 #64