Ted Re..It takes huge quantities of tar sands and shale to make any type of dent in our oil consumption........
Ridiculous, it is said, there are over 200 yrs worth of energy supplies in the tar sands, and shale oil deposits in the US and Canada.
With nuclear, we are running out of U-235 and breeder reactors are too unstable.
Who says we need breeder reactors? There is enough nuclear materials to last us over 200 yrs. Fusion is likely to be developed within 50.
Conservation is our best hope at the present time but we don't have a gov't committed to that approach.
Conservation is one approach, but hardly the only viable one. Nuclear, short term, is my bet for electricity, with the long term odds on fusion. Fuel cells, with a new energy source, such as hydrocarbons converted by bacteria, from waste, and algae, and seaweed, would be my oil replacement bet. Heat pumps, with a new lower temp. refrigrant, would be my bet for home heating, however fuel cells could have an impact there also. |
