[lit-ideas] Why Jimmy Carter was Right . . .
- From: Eric Yost <mr.eric.yost@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2005 11:37:08 -0400
... and why some think an oil war with China or with China-Russia is
inevitable.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050818/ts_nm/energy_dutch_ecn_dc;_ylt=AgVKMja4cQKm7bwpCU8tEloPLBIF;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl
World running out of time for oil alternatives
By Anna Mudeva Thu Aug 18,10:08 AM ET
PETTEN, Netherlands (Reuters) - The world could run out of time to
develop cleaner alternatives to oil and other fossil fuels before
depletion drives prices through the roof, a leading Dutch energy
researcher said on Thursday.
Ton Hoff, manager of the Energy Research Center of the Netherlands,
said it could take decades to make alternatives affordable to the
point where they can be used widely, although high oil prices were
already stimulating such research.
"If we run out of fossil fuels -- by the time the oil price hits 100
dollars or plus, people will be screaming for alternatives, but
whether they will be available at that moment of time -- that's my
biggest worry," Hoff said.
"That's why we need to use fossil fuels in a more efficient way to
have some more time to develop these alternatives up to a level
where the robustness is guaranteed and their price has come down ...
This could take decades for some technologies."
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