The End of Global Warming, The end of Middle East Oil

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The End of Global Warming, The end of Middle East Oil

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If anyone gets discovery magazine, this month they have a great article on Depolymerization. Basically a plant in Philadelphia has been successfully turning waste into oil, minerals, water, gas and carbon.

So you take computer parts, refrigerators, and spare tires and out comes 40 weight oil. Its based on how the earth naturally makes oil from pressure and heat. A new plant is being launched this year. A full scale Depolymerization plant. If it takes off we would no longer need to pump oil from the ground which means that we would be recycling the amount of carbon in the air instead of adding to it which would reduce global warming. It appears to have all the advantages, even economic ones. Its worth a read. Here are some other articles about it.



http://www.changingworldtech.com/news.html

http://www.springfieldnews-leader.com/projects/stewardship/turkey120402.html

more stats per 100 lbs of:
plastic bottles = 70 lbs oil, 16 lbs gas, 6 lbs carbon solids, 8 lbs water
municipal liquid waste (75% sewage, 25% grease trap) = 26 lbs oil, 9 lbs gas, 8 lbs mineral, 57 lbs water
mixed tires = 44 lbs oil, 10 lbs gas, 42 lbs mineral, 4 lbs water
medical waste (transfusion bags, needles and razor blades and wet human waste) = 65 lbs oil, 10 lbs gas, 5 lbs mineral/metal, 20 lbs water
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Post by McGruff »

Very interesting.

It doesn't seem to be widely known yet that global oil production is predicted to decline in 10-20 years. Without alternatives, the consequences are potentially devastating.

It's not that oil suddenly runs out overnight but declining supplies would produce an oil price shock worse than the OPEC crises of the 70s - with an added twist in that the taps can never be turned back on. Instead, it just gets worse year by year until we're bumped back to the 19th century.

Is there time to make a switch to other energy sources? Let's hope so.
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Post by m3mn0n »

Very thought-provoking.

Yea the global oil sector is really set to take a dip once Bush's promised billions that is going to research of Hydrogen fuel cells, pays off. Hopefully by the time we are all sporting grey hair and retired from our geek boxes there will be clean burning fuel that is affordable and widely used. :)
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