Scientists say that the world oil supply will last for about 40 years more,and will taper off well before that time.Is it not a good time now ,while there is still time, to changes sources of energy?
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jin jang
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Of course it is a good time to change energy sources now but unfortunately not everyone understands this. I think that we can change to renewable sources of energy if we try but people are being lazy and saying that it's too hard and we should worry about it later. These are probably the same people who say things like global warming is not real.
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There are 2 issues going on here: 1) What are the true figures for the world's oil reserves? This figure is *constantly* changing and is highly dependent upon assumptions (e.g. There is a *huge* amount of oil in tar sands, but unless oil prices remain *very* high, it's not economic to extract it) 2) Regardless of how many years of oil reserves there are, we ARE going to run out eventually. Given how important petroleum is for non-combustion purposes (lubricants, chemicals, plastics, etc.), it would seem really prudent to cut down on how much we are burning (even ignoring the environmental and socio-political consequences of the industrial world's oil addiction) Of course, when you have governments of the oil industry, by the oil industry and for the oil industry (e.g. the United States), such changes are difficult to implement....:-P...
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Yes it is and most countries are trying, but the US is sticking their incredibly big nose into everyones business and trying to stop them from doing so! The energy I am talking about is NUCLEAR ENERGY! Fact: It is the CLEANEST truely efficient energy source available at the moment!
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Scientists have been saying that we only have about 30 to 40 years worth of oil left for at least 40 years. The thing is, we keep discovering more. These estimates are based on the KNOWN reserves of oil. They don't take into account areas that could potentially have oil, but have not yet been investigated. As we explore these areas, we keep finding more oil. There are actually large portions of this planet that could still hold oil that we have not investigated. So, there is probably still a lot of oil out there that just hasn't been found yet. This does not mean that we should not be looking for cleaner, more economical sources of energy. However, I get tired of the scare tactics that some people use to try to force adoption of these other energy source before they are ready. When these other energy sources become economically attractive, then they will be implimented.
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Yes it is, but as long as the world's biggest consumers of oil remain unconvinced there will be neither the will nor the commercial effort to make a difference.
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As long as it isn't profitable, new energy sources won't be accepted widely enough to make much of a difference. The only event I see in the future that will cause a major shift in our thinking is if the oil really does run out and we're forced to make those changes. How many people were killed before seatbelts were implemented?
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