Re: The irony, tragedy and morbid humor of Ayn Rand

From: G. R. L. Cowan (gcowan_at_eagle.ca)
Date: 01/03/05 

Date: Mon, 03 Jan 2005 14:55:06 -0500

Clouseau2 wrote:
>
> Eric Gisin wrote:
> > "Clouseau2" <eric@webmethods.com> wrote in message
> > news:1104648707.802897.297110@c13g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> > >
> > > The world oil industry is running at 99% capacity and demand just
> keeps
> > > growing. Discoveries peaked 40 years ago, and what new oil fields
> are
> > > being discovered each year are more and more miniscule. Coal,
> heavy
> > > oils, tar sands, shale, etc., can all be used to replace the oil,
> but
> > > are either 1) require way too much energy to exploit and are thus a
>
> > Nope. All fossil fuels require energy to extract and refine. Oil sand
>
> This is true.
>
> > extraction can use nuclear power.
>
> It probably can. But will it? Building nuclear power plants is a huge
> undertaking and is politically loaded.
>
> Do you have any idea of the scale of pollution in Alberta, where they
> are mining the tar sands? It is mind blowing.
>
> You need to read up on EROEI. There are many articles on this on the
> internet...

Including much that is true and alarming.
But the ones that are truthful are not much alarming,
and the ones that alarm are not true.

--- Graham Cowan
http://www.eagle.ca/~gcowan/Paper_for_11th_CHC.html --
How individual mobility gains nuclear cachet