Cebu_4_2
2nd May 2013, 09:47 PM
Much more at link:
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/05/what-if-we-never-run-out-of-oil/309294/?single_page=true
What If We Never Run Out of Oil? New technology and a little-known energy source suggest that fossil fuels may not be finite. This would be a miracle—and a nightmare.
Charles C. Mann (http://www.theatlantic.com/charles-c-mann/) Apr 24 2013, 9:58 PM ET
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http://cdn.theatlantic.com/static/newsroom/img/2013/04/15/0513-WEL-Mann-Climate-fracking/mag-article-large.jpg?mlaucl Ralph Wilson/AP
As the great research ship Chikyu left Shimizu in January to mine the explosive ice beneath the Philippine Sea, chances are good that not one of the scientists aboard realized they might be closing the door on Winston Churchill’s world. Their lack of knowledge is unsurprising; beyond the ranks of petroleum-industry historians, Churchill’s outsize role in the history of energy is insufficiently appreciated.
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/05/what-if-we-never-run-out-of-oil/309294/?single_page=true
What If We Never Run Out of Oil? New technology and a little-known energy source suggest that fossil fuels may not be finite. This would be a miracle—and a nightmare.
Charles C. Mann (http://www.theatlantic.com/charles-c-mann/) Apr 24 2013, 9:58 PM ET
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http://cdn.theatlantic.com/static/newsroom/img/2013/04/15/0513-WEL-Mann-Climate-fracking/mag-article-large.jpg?mlaucl Ralph Wilson/AP
As the great research ship Chikyu left Shimizu in January to mine the explosive ice beneath the Philippine Sea, chances are good that not one of the scientists aboard realized they might be closing the door on Winston Churchill’s world. Their lack of knowledge is unsurprising; beyond the ranks of petroleum-industry historians, Churchill’s outsize role in the history of energy is insufficiently appreciated.