Oil is not fossil fuel. It is generated deep under ground by either bacteria or a type of fungus. Oil fields that were considered empty in the late 70s are now at 100% capacity. The fact is that oil is renewable.
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Oil is "renewable" but the process takes millions of years. I'm reality renewable energy is a misnomer. Wind, Solar, Fossil fuels, non of it is renewable per se. All form of energy is simply transferred, nothing is created new. It all gets used and part of it gets lost as entropy increases. Once energy gets lost in entropy there is no reversal process. It done and gone. Universal expansion is not infinite. Neither are the energy resources that we use. Man do I miss thermodynamics.
That's a lie
If you can reverse entropy please tell us how? Energy cannot be created nor destroyed, it's just transforms into something else. Not all energy consumption gets transformed in immediately accessible form of energy (friction). Consider that as entropy increases energy is transformed. As entropy increases in that control volume, it is more and more difficult to recover energy losses due to friction. Like I said, of you have some way to reverse entropy let me know.
I was referring to the millions of years for the oil to mature. That is not true.
Oh ok. Then I stand corrected. How long does it take for crude to cook (under natural circumstances not labs)? and maybe some links to your sources would be appreciated. Thanks.