Everything you've heard about fossil fuels may be wrong

Salon by Michael Lind | May. 31, 2011 (Special Report)

Eventually civilization may well run out of natural gas and other fossil fuels that are recoverable at a reasonable cost, and may be forced to switch permanently to other sources of energy. These are more likely to be nuclear fission or nuclear fusion than solar or wind power, which will be as weak, diffuse and intermittent a thousand years from now as they are today. But that is a problem for the inhabitants of the world of 2500 or 3000 A.D. Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S., Business, Sci/Tech
Topics: Environment, Global Economy, U.S. Economy, Energy
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Posted by: Posted by Roland F. Hirsch - Jun 2, 2011 - 5:31 PM PDT
Reviewed by: Roland F. Hirsch (review), Patricia Blochowiak (review)
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Edited by: Roland F. Hirsch - Jun 2, 2011 - 5:34 PM PDT
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Patricia Blochowiak
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 by Patricia Blochowiak - Jun. 3, 2011

One-sided to an extreme. Writes off opposing views with no meaningful explanation.

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Roland F. Hirsch
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 by Roland F. Hirsch - Jun. 2, 2011

This special report is excellent journalism. The author explains many basic concepts that many people are not aware of. He provides the context that is needed to understand the situation. He provides links to a number of valuable references. The article is well researched and written.

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