I'm going to let the global warming thing be. Everyone has their mind made up on what they think causes it (myself included), so all it would turn into is a *****ing match.
As continued from the other thread:
"Peak oil"? Is that a term for when it finally runs out? That's easy, we turn to alternative fuels, and for other purposes oil is used for, we turn to oil generated from algae farms. Not sure on the details, but I've read about the theory all over the place, and when I attended the NYLF a few years ago, the team who won the absolute first place for their "Future Solutions" project did something along those lines. Really, I can't wait for oil to run out.
Peak oil is a theory of how oil production will continue over the next century or so. Basically, we're about to top off, and then start a decline as oil reserves slowly dwindle. The thing is that demand will continue to rise exponentially while this production falls. No big deal though, it's just going to cause fuel prices worldwide to rocket upward. It's not like oil drives the world economy or anything, so I'm sure you'll hardly notice.
Fresh water becoming scarce, now THAT is just jibber-jabber. Purifying water is a cinch. I don't think it'll ever be a problem.
That's the most shortsighted thing I've read in a while. Well done.
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/0305-05.htm
Canada is
already coming under pressure from the US to sell our water, and it isn't even scarce here yet.
Last time I checked, there was nothing oil dependent on our power plants. Especially not nuclear plants.
Where, pray tell, do you think they get uranium from? Think about the logistics of mining uranium, and transporting it to the power plant, not to mention handling it after it has been spent, and say that again.
