Liquid Fuels: Time May Be Running Out

Date March 14, 2008

It is the beginning of the end for liquid fuels.  It has taken millions of years to produce and will take us a 150-200 years to it burn up.  I believe the recent attention given to biofuel production will only increase this timeline by 5%-10% at best with the current rate of use.  Biofuels are limited by the amount of land it takes for production as well as the impact it has on food crops .  Land is finite, we can only grow so much (guns or butter). 

Don’t get me wrong, I believe there is a place for biofuels; I just do not think it is the total answer but a bridge to what is next.  We need to convert from burning liquid fuels, i.e. fossil fuels in our cars, trucks and power plants to a sustainable energy source. 

Electricity is the future, generated from sustainable sources, solar, wind, tidal …  Nearly everything we need energy for can be done with electricity.  Imagine everyone producing most or all of their power needs. Plugging in their electric cars and trucks where ever they go;  no smoke coming from stacks of industry.  Big government, established oil and auto corporations will try everything to keep the power that the current system gives them.

Be part of the solution, only by popular demand and our monetary votes, will this change come: A winning solution for all of us.

John

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One Response to “Liquid Fuels: Time May Be Running Out”

  1. Snowbird said:

    March 17th, 2008 at 12:37 pm

    I haven’t done the research on petroleum or biofuels, so my opinions are worth a dime a dozen. I did hear of a small city in the midwest that, for decades, has been burning garbage and turning it into electricity. Why doesn’t the world know about that? Talk about a sustainable / renewable commodity! Even tapping into the methane gas from our rubbish is worth a try.

    On the other end of the spectrum … I’m a fan of nuclear energy.

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