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Originally Posted by distortedlife
Fossil fuels ARE renewable, thing is that compared to our lifespans, they take millions of years to develop, and even vampires only last a few hundred years  |
But if you believe the Earth is only 6,000 years old, that's tossed out, too...
I love the debunkers of scientists... "Whadda they know?".
Oil presently is being consumed at an increasing rate. Production can't keep up, so prices rise. It'll only get worse, unless we reduce our dependence on petroleum. I think Diesels and vegetable oil are better than ethanol - certainly better than corn ethanol. I was not fond of Carter, but there was a push under him for Solar energy, better efficiencies, etc., then Regan said "there's plenty of oil" - yeah, for HIS lifetime.
I feel the goal should be to not have to import oil. Why send money to people that hate us? We wouldn't be in Iraq if they weren't sitting on oil that we want and we wouldn't be threatening Iran if they weren't sitting on oil.
Nuclear, petroleum from coal, Solar, wind, bio-diesel, hybrids - each is a piece of the puzzle - I don't see one single solution, but to play ostrich and say everything is fine definitely is postponing the problem.
Whether you think global warming is a liberal plot (I don't get what the motive would be, but I do see the motive for Exxon-Mobil to want to pooh-pooh it) or not, I think we could all agree that reducing pollution and reducing our need to import 65% of our oil would be a good thing.
I like how this thread goes back to 2005 - nothing has changed since then...
One more myth-buster - know how you hear that it's liberal's fault because there aren't enough refineries? You know how many permits have been filed for new refineries anywhere in the US in the past ten years? ZERO. The oil cartel LIKES restricted supply. Why invest in a refinery and lower price by increasing supply?