We might not be running out of oil afterall

[hifigator]

www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=59991



While this doesn't address issues of rate of generation compared to rate of use, if correct it is certainly more reassuring to know that we don't have to count of the decay of dinosaurs for oil.

[Bando]

Seriously, a World Net Daily article by one of the Swift Boaters? Holy flurking schnitt.

[hifigator]

Feb 2, 2008 0:43:18 GMT -5 Bando said:

Seriously, a World Net Daily article by one of the Swift Boaters? Holy flurking schnitt.

I thought about that immediately, but the article in question is from Science Magazine Today, I think it is called. The article itself is worthy. Had it merely been a story from WorldNet then I wouldn't pay too much attention. I'm not singling them out, I just don't put a lot of stock in anyone's editorials. Until there's an arrangement whereby the original author reads my editorial in response, then I think putting much credence in a mere opinion and one with an agenda at that, is a bad idea.

[The Stig]

That theory is far too shaky right now to base any policy on.

If you want to put some additional research into where oil comes from, go ahead. More legitimate scientific investigation is never a bad thing.

[Coast2CoastHoya]

When I first read the thread title I thought someone might have found a way to process the mess on Gary Williams' face. Oh well.

[hifigator]

Feb 3, 2008 10:30:06 GMT -5 The Stig said:

That theory is far too shaky right now to base any policy on.

If you want to put some additional research into where oil comes from, go ahead. More legitimate scientific investigation is never a bad thing.

I fully agree. I certainly am not an expert on the subject. Heck, I didn't even stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night, but the angle that seems to validate his or a similar view is that they have succeeded in finding oil at almost every location. It's just much more readily available in certain areas. It is too far under the surface or simply too expensive to efficeintly extract at some places. If that proves to be accurate, then I doubt the decay of the dinosaurs could be responsible for the worldwide and virtually universally distributed oil. In any case, I'm not so sure that this finding, even if true will dramatically change policy. The danger that we might run out of oil by using it too fast when it isn't being replenished by decaying organic matter, merely changes to the danger that it isn't being sufficiently replenished by these chemical reactions far beneath the earth's surface.

What is somewhat reassuring however, is that if correct then we shouldn't run out of oil, but it could very well continue to get more expensive as costs to extract and refine countinue to grow. But hopefully that will only encourage more exploration into the likes of solar and nuclear power.