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NHJ BV
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Javaxcx | Obtaining of any of that so-called "savior oil" won't do much good other than prolong the inevitible. Just watch and see: People will BEGIN to realize there is an issue, then when another source of oil is found to sustain them for 10 more years, they won't go apeshit over trying to find alternatives until the last minute... again.
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You're right about that, I'm just saying that there's still quite some fossil fuels for the next while. I completely agree that reneweable energy sources should be looked into and developed (further).
Javaxcx | Read the article again: He says that coal gives off way too much pollution to be used on a grander world-wide scale. If coal could be refined NOT to give off as much pollution, well, who knows.
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Coal-based powerplants are, just like solar energy, slowly being made more efficient. Coal still pollutes a heck of a lot, but I think the world has no other choice than to use coal energy on a large scale when oil is no more, because reneweable energy can't possibly comply with the world's growing energy demands anytime soon. Nuclear energy might be a solution, but many people (myself somewhat included) have reservations about that.
Nuclear fission, however, could be the energy source of the future, as it produces less nuclear waste than regular nuclear powerplants (nuclear splitting, or what's it called). Scientists have already succeeded in a 0% output, which is more than a negative value (meaning process doesn't actually cost power anymore, now input and output are the same). If they could succeed in actualy getting power out of it, then it could prove very useful.
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By: ohmybad on Tue, 24 February 2004 15:04
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By: setstyle on Sun, 07 March 2004 09:14
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By: Javaxcx on Sun, 07 March 2004 09:48
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By: Javaxcx on Mon, 15 March 2004 13:43
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By: Javaxcx on Mon, 15 March 2004 20:11
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By: NukeIt15 on Tue, 16 March 2004 07:46
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By: Javaxcx on Tue, 16 March 2004 08:24
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By: Javaxcx on Tue, 16 March 2004 18:40
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By: Javaxcx on Tue, 16 March 2004 20:26
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By: Ferhago on Thu, 18 March 2004 12:45
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By: NHJ BV on Fri, 19 March 2004 04:32
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By: Javaxcx on Fri, 19 March 2004 05:10
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By: KIRBY098 on Fri, 19 March 2004 06:22
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By: setstyle on Mon, 22 March 2004 16:53
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By: NHJ BV on Tue, 23 March 2004 05:50
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By: Javaxcx on Sun, 18 April 2004 11:50
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By: NukeIt15 on Sun, 18 April 2004 17:27
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By: MrBob on Mon, 19 April 2004 12:44
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