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Politics : The Environmentalist Thread -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Maurice Winn who wrote (17490)	11/19/2007 12:15:09 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 36921

"Competition from other energy sources will see to that." Just exactly what are those other sources? Other than dirty coal, ( as opposed to "clean coal", CCS, CTL, and therefore expensive)? Shale and tar sands? Need oil and gas to produce them. Any form of alcohol? Takes coal or oil, in a myriad of uses, beginning on the farm.. H2? Needs energy. Nukes? Energy to build, energy to mine. All costs go up as oil goes up. What is your definition of peak oil?