Jed wrote: > We will also need oil for plastics and > other synthetic materials. Today, > roughly 20% of oil is used for such "non- > fuel" applications. However, I expect it > will be safer and cheaper to synthesize > oil on site from garbage rather than to > dig it out of the ground and transport it > long distances. Garbage-to-oil systems > are already in use and they are > economical when you take into account > the money it would cost to dispose of the > garbage by conventional methods. See > chapter 13. In the more distant future it > will be cheaper to synthesize oil from air > and water.
You're probably right about this in the long term. Meanwhile, using oil as fuel for heating, air conditioning, and transportation is not unlike burning the furniture to keep warm. M. _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web!
