[USMA:19212] Re: OFF TOPIC: running out of energy

[kilopascal]

2002-04-02   I'm not going to worry about it.  As long as there is plenty of oil to last my life time that is all that matters.  Let those who come after us worry about their own energy needs.  And I'm sure they will find some alternative method to do so.    John     ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: U.S. Metric Association Sent: Tuesday, 2002-04-02 23:23 Subject: [USMA:19211] Re: OFF TOPIC: running out of energy In a message dated 2002-04-02 23:02:55 Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Jim relies on the hope that economic forces will force us to find more resources. The calculation can be done to show how long oil would last IF THE ENTIRE BODY OF THE EARTH WERE ONE HUGE GLOB OF OIL. Even this ridiculous extreme does not lead to a comforting result. With exponential growth, even that oil would run out in a couple thousand year. Surely Jim does not think the whole planet is one big blob of oil! Not even that would help; there would not be enough oxygen in the atmosphere to combine with it. Carleton