A short term effort that I practice, John, is to throw every bit of biodegradeable material I can into the trash bin headed to landfill. Do that with all of the agro-produced waste (that normally oxidizes aerobically) in area repositories and there will be significant amounts of "Natural Gas" CH4 available in a couple of decades.
Fred > [Original Message] > From: John Steck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 12/14/2005 9:55:10 AM > Subject: RE: DON'T PANIC! > > There are theories that petroleum is a by-product of chemical reactions > taking place sub-surface and percolating up through the bedrock. It's a > theory postulated to explain why tapped out oil fields have been discovered > to be filling back up. > > http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0387985468/026-0122312-6851655 > > If true, peak oil will have to be redefined as the rate of consumption vs. > rate of replenishment. Might not help this civilization, but a few hundred > thousand years should be enough to refill the tanks for the next one to > emerge after the next ice age / flood / asteroid cleansing. Hopefully they > will be prudent enough not to smelt down all the circuit boards in the trash > heaps for their precious metal content before they are smart enough to > decode our legacy from them. > > Wow. Sorry about that. Just bummed myself out.... My cynicism valve seems > to be stuck in the open position this morning. > > -john > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, December 12, 2005 9:05 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: DON'T PANIC! > > > http://www.sacbee.com/content/opinion/story/13949592p-14784245c.html > > Saudi "proven" reserves are shown at 262.7 billion barrels. In 1989, > Saudi "proven" reserves were reported at 260 billion barrels. No > significant fields have been discovered since then. How does one > explain the current reserve? Kuwait's Burgan Field (the second-largest > on Earth) has peaked and is in decline. > > <more> > > Keep your towel handy. ___________________________________________________ > Try the New Netscape Mail Today! > Virtually Spam-Free | More Storage | Import Your Contact List > http://mail.netscape.com >
