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To: Tomas who wrote (55402)	11/24/1999 8:18:00 PM
From: Think4Yourself	Respond to of 95453

Interesting article! I have been aware of the hydrates for some time. The stuff is everywhere. Many scientists think that this explains many of the ship sinkings in the Bermuda Triangle (It is supposedly very rich in hydrates). One thing about this article really makes me nervous about the future of the human race. I have been wondering why the weather is so warm for a third straight winter. It makes me wonder if the vast majority of environmental scientists who say Global Warming is real are right. LOTS of supporting evidence coming to light in the arctic/antarctic ice cores. Then I read this in the article: "The cause of the danger is that much of the gas hydrate in the world is close to melting and even a small disturbance can release huge volumes of the gas. When the ice melts, it belches out 160 times its volume in gas." This suggests to me that once Global Warming reaches a certain point, we won't have the ability/technology to reverse it because it will snowball out of control. People know about Global Warming but don't give a rat's ass, judging by the proliferation of gas guzzling SUV's. By the time anyone cares, it will be too late. We won't be able to just "stop wasting energy". Hope I'm wrong. BTW, a few more interesting tidbits from the article: The reason that oil companies are so interested in gas hydrates is the colossal global reserves which are estimated to be 80,000 times greater than those for conventional natural gas. Earth's gas reserves Methane: 11.3 million trillion cubic metres Conventional gas: 144 trillion cubic metres These figures imply the "end of the energy crisis as we know it", said Professor Selley. "This year or next year, depending on who you believe, we are at maximum production of conventional petroleum - we are no longer finding oil and gas at the rate at which it is being used up," he said.

To: Tomas who wrote (55402)	11/24/1999 9:34:00 PM
From: Gameboy	Respond to of 95453

Tomas, the part of the fossil fuel revolution that caught my attention was "This year or next year, depending on who you believe, we are at maximum production of conventional petroleum - we are no longer finding oil and gas at the rate at which it is being used up," another good reason why crude prices will not slip back to $20/barrel and may in fact get stuck at around the $30/barrel level with or without OPEC's help.