You already know that our high consumption of oil is problem, we use lots, and it is a finite, nonrenewable resource, it doesn't take much brain-power to see that it will eventually be very difficult to obtain and that that situation will make it very difficult to do things like get groceries to the store and to get to the store to buy them.
What you don't realize is that the proposed solutions that you think will save the world, biofuels, coal, wind and wave power, etc, won't work as suggested. It's like a solar powered Prius, you can leave it sitting in the sun all day and it will collect enough power to drive nearly 10 miles, if you are careful. The fact is that we use (and waste) way more energy than we can practically extract from the environment without fossil fuels.
The official story: A lesson in how to undermine it
After you read the article, click on the links on the left side of the Energy Bulletin page to investigate the energy sources and learn why they can't do what you think they can do.
What you don't realize is that the proposed solutions that you think will save the world, biofuels, coal, wind and wave power, etc, won't work as suggested. It's like a solar powered Prius, you can leave it sitting in the sun all day and it will collect enough power to drive nearly 10 miles, if you are careful. The fact is that we use (and waste) way more energy than we can practically extract from the environment without fossil fuels.
The official story: A lesson in how to undermine it
After you read the article, click on the links on the left side of the Energy Bulletin page to investigate the energy sources and learn why they can't do what you think they can do.
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