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Originally posted by tabs
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It is nice to think about exploring alternative energy sources as a pancea for our problems, but to be polite it is not viable.
I am not trying to belittle anyone. The facts alone will bear out the reality of the situation. The world for better or worse to sustain it's economy cannot do without oil.
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Head meets Nail .
I suppose I too could jump on the
"Ought" bandwagen. Everybody likes the dreamer. I could go on and on about how
"we ought to be more efficient.. . we ought to be using anything but oil. . .evil, evil oil. . .yadda yadda bing bang."
But you know what? . . . that talk is cheap. The "correct" choice of energy source is all very old news to me. BTDT.
beeper- ". . .50 years ago (a bunch of tribes, really) is the whealth they enjoy by selling oil. "
Well, yeah. but do you think that money will evaporate overnight with the slow down of their oil sales? Do you think asia won't start buying all they can?