Lets face it - we have a finite supply of oil. There probably aren't going to be more Ghawars to be discovered.
We are going to run out of oil in about 25 years - less if nations like China and India continue to grow in use to the point that they emulate nations like the US.
Oil is so very vital to our society. If human civilization were a body, then oil would be its lifeblood. 95% of all transportation is oil based. The plastic industry is dependent on oil. Products like adhesives, explosives, pesticides, and more than I bother to keep track of come from this black liquid.
All of this of course contributes to global warming, but I am not going to go on about that here ... coal is more polluting, and so is natural gas (methane is released into the atmosphere during extraction)
Why does the world seem so ignorant on this reality? If we run out of oil, then it could represent the end of modern civilization, unless we seek alternatives ASAP. Why are we so foolish?
2007-11-08
10:23:47
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