TVA area and other strip-mine sites, John? The repositories could be engineered for plant nutrient recovery also.
Fred > [Original Message] > From: John Steck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 12/14/2005 1:58:43 PM > Subject: RE: DON'T PANIC! > > With the price of natural gas not looking to go down any time soon, might > not be a bad business plan to start a company with. Land, collection, and > fermenting time would be your biggest expenses.... But once you got past the > initial startup delay, keeping it producing would only be a caretaker > activity. > > I like it. -john > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Frederick Sparber [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 11:33 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: DON'T PANIC! > > > 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/0387985468/026-0122312-685165 > > 5 > > > > 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 > > > > >
