owl wrote:
On 12 Feb 2005 04:36:47 -0800, wrote:
BillC wrote:
You're the fool, especially if you think the industrialized
world is going to shut down on the basis of what are probably
minor fluctuation that may or may not be be partly influenced
by manmade emissions.
(...)
Of course, people aren't going to stop burning fossils fuels -
that is until they are gone, and that end is now in sight.
No it's not. Not even close. They're discovering new fields at the
same pace they always have. New technology is opening up access to
more fields. Other technologies are unlocking tar sands.

http://www.nanotech-now.com/nanocata...els-report.htm

the question with tar sands has always been the net energy cost
of getting the oil out. Whatever it is, it will be a lot higher
than drilling in the Saudi.

OTOH, I have seen (in the 70s) serious proposals to use nuclear
to cook the oil out, essentially turning it into a power
source for transport.

josh halpern