Agreed. The problem is that there are two sources of "fossil" fuels:
- ancient sediments (coal for example)
- the "outgassing" of the planet
The second source is a mechanism where vast amounts of hydrocarbon gas trapped inside the Earth (under enormous pressure) finds a path to get to the surface.
The outgassing is the origin for most natural gas and oil deposits. You can think of oil as condensed natural gas. It is no coincidence that the major deposits are always found along current or previous rift zones, where tectonic plates are moving apart... creating a path for the trapped hydrocarbons to get to the surface.
Once you understand the two sources, and the attempt to trick people into thinking there is only one source (ancient sediments - in order to pretend there is scarcity), then you finally understand that the supply of hydrocarbon fuels is almost infinite from our human perspective.
This is what President Trump was referring to...
Agreed. The problem is that there are two sources of "fossil" fuels:
- ancient sediments (coal for example)
- the "outgassing" of the planet
The second source is a mechanism where vast amounts of hydrocarbon gas trapped inside the Earth (under enormous pressure) finds a path to get to the surface.
The second source is the origin for most natural gas and oil deposits. You can think of oil as condensed natural gas. It is no coincidence that the major deposits are always found along current or previous rift zones, where tectonic plates are moving apart... creating a path for the trapped hydrocarbons to get to the surface.
Once you understand the two sources, and the attempt to trick people into thinking there is only one source (ancient sediments - in order to pretend there is scarcity), then you finally understand that the supply of hydrocarbon fuels is almost infinite from our human perspective.
This is what President Trump was referring to...
Agreed. The problem is that there are two sources of "fossil" fuels:
- ancient sediments (coal for example)
- the "outgassing" of the planet
The second source is a mechanism where vast amounts of hydrocarbon gas trapped inside the Earth (under enormous pressure) finds a path to get to the surface.
The second source is the origin for most natural gas and oil deposits. You can think of oil as condensed natural gas. It is no coincidence that the major deposits are always found along current or previous rift zones, where tectonic plates are moving apart... creating a path for the trapped hydrocarbons to get to the surface.
Once you understand the two sources, and the attempt to trick people into thinking there is only one source (ancient sediments - in order to pretend there is scarcity), then you finally understand that the supply of hydrocarbon fuels is almost infinite from our human perspective.