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So who remembers $4+ a gallon gas?
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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 555591" data-attributes="member: 14668"><p>No, the hydrocarbons that exist on lifeless worlds were there when those planets were formed in the aftermath of the Big Bang.</p><p> </p><p>If you sucked all of the methane out of Jupiter's atmosphere, the planet wouldn't be able to "create" any more.</p><p> </p><p>Our sun is the source of all energy on earth (except for nuclear). Photosynthesis is the basis for all plant life, and all fossil fuels are nothing more than decomposing organic matter.</p><p> </p><p>When we burn a gallon of gasoline, we are essentially burning sunlight that struck the earth billions of years ago.</p><p> </p><p>Our earth is like a gigantic "piggy bank" of ancient solar energy that has been stored in the form of fossil fuels. Once we have depleted that piggy bank...and we are well on the way to doing so...our only energy source will be the sunlight that strikes the earth on a daily basis.</p><p> </p><p>In terms of pure energy, we have enough solar "income" in one day to meet the needs of the entire planet for one year. What we lack...is a way to gather, harness and store that energy.</p><p> </p><p>So instead of "getting a job" to capture that solar "income"....we just keep raiding that piggy bank and using energy from a billion years ago to pay our daily bills. And we fight wars and destroy the enviorment in order to keep our access to that piggy bank.</p><p> </p><p>Someday soon that piggy bank will be empty and we will have to figure out how to "pay as we go".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soberups, post: 555591, member: 14668"] No, the hydrocarbons that exist on lifeless worlds were there when those planets were formed in the aftermath of the Big Bang. If you sucked all of the methane out of Jupiter's atmosphere, the planet wouldn't be able to "create" any more. Our sun is the source of all energy on earth (except for nuclear). Photosynthesis is the basis for all plant life, and all fossil fuels are nothing more than decomposing organic matter. When we burn a gallon of gasoline, we are essentially burning sunlight that struck the earth billions of years ago. Our earth is like a gigantic "piggy bank" of ancient solar energy that has been stored in the form of fossil fuels. Once we have depleted that piggy bank...and we are well on the way to doing so...our only energy source will be the sunlight that strikes the earth on a daily basis. In terms of pure energy, we have enough solar "income" in one day to meet the needs of the entire planet for one year. What we lack...is a way to gather, harness and store that energy. So instead of "getting a job" to capture that solar "income"....we just keep raiding that piggy bank and using energy from a billion years ago to pay our daily bills. And we fight wars and destroy the enviorment in order to keep our access to that piggy bank. Someday soon that piggy bank will be empty and we will have to figure out how to "pay as we go". [/QUOTE]
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