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Originally Posted by Charbucks  I don't think there's anyone who will deny that we are running out of oil and that changes will have to be made in the near future. |
I guess you could say we've been running out of oil since the day we began pumping it. You could also say we haven't even hit the apex of production yet.
How long until we run out in your opinion? What time frame did you base that sentence on? At the current rate, what do you believe is the longest there'll be oil available for drilling?
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Originally Posted by Charbucks There are, as I see it, three separate issues that need to be addressed: - Energy Usage
- Energy Production
- Energy Storage
Do you agree with this breakdown? What do you think would be the optimal combination? |
Usage. We may as well continue to use oil until its gone. The sooner its gone, the sooner the innovaters will come up with an alternative. Not to say the research shouldn't continue now - just that by the time we run out of oil, demand for an alternative will have driven the producers to come up with one.
Production: Keep government out of it and protect free trade to preserve efficiency. Open up areas like ANWAR and the Gulf for drilling NOW so we can get our rigs in there before someone else does. Ooops, too late.