What will happen when we run out of fossil fuels?(featuring @infinitor as author)

in #life8 years ago

The fossil fuels are being consumed at an alarming rate yet why do our world leaders don't pay any attention to this matter. After global warming and climate change, this is the biggest issue the world is facing but we hardly ever hear about it in the news. Why?

Is the survival of not only the human race, but also that of our little blue planet not important to them? Are the Kardashians more important than Earth? This is the question that we should all ask ourselves, not only the corporations and the big companies. It is estimated that at this rate, oil will run out in 53 years while natural gas will follow. The depletion of these resources will be catastrophic for mankind, which is why it is the need of the hour to establish and develop such technology which helps in generating electricity from renewable sources, like wind and solar.

This will lead to resource wars.

Resource wars are the hypothesized wars that will occur over the natural fuels like oil and coal. Till the 2000s, most thought it to be science-fiction, something to entertain the consumers with. Although now, it seems that it will soon become a reality. Without the renewable energy sources, mankind is destined to be plunged into the horrors of war. There is a growing urge for the multi-national corporations to not use fossil fuels and instead, develop other resources.

The use of nuclear weapons is what makes me afraid. We have gone so far ahead in the nuclear arms-race, that honestly right now if war breaks out, not even a shred of life will be spared on this planet. Resource wars are the things that will ultimately bring about the destruction of mankind. As much as it pains me to say, I hope to not be alive when we run out of fossil fuels.

It is the dream of everyone to live forever, some dream of it more so than others. The secret to eternal life does exist, but people can't understand and comprehend it's existence even when it's right in front of them. It is no secret, in reality. The eternal life is the fantastical name humans have given to making your mark on the history of the world. It is believed to be so hard and impossible that we have taken that idea and transformed it into fantasy.

You and even I can live forever. But that requires actually doing something that benefits mankind. If you don't possess that kind of power or influence, then do something for even a sole human. Nobody can save humanity, but anyone can save a human.

To be remembered and essentially live forever, you have to do something for the collective good of mankind. There are very few people in today's world that actually realize this and are researching and developing more and more efficient ways for the generation of electricity through wind, water and the Sun. The governments around the world have to sanction such research and scientific labs that are dedicated to this work. Otherwise, we are heading full-steam ahead towards a huge catastrophic and possibly apocalyptic event which we all deep down know is inevitable.

The current tensions in the Middle-East, and in the collective human society have eroded us so much that we are standing on a pretty tall cliff. And below us, there is only chaos and devastation. It is up to us to decide whether it is our destiny to fall into that pit or rise, rise and build such a community that lives millions of years in peace. This is an even bigger fantasy to be really honest.

We all have played Fallout, haven't we? We know what happens in those games and why the world becomes soo bleak. It is the most philosophical game that I've played in my life. For a second, just cut out the sci-fi elements of the game, the vaults, lasers, aliens and whatnot. Think about the collapse man has suffered. Such a terrifying fall that it has sent us back to something like 1950s. If you have played New Vegas, you know that there are alot of factions and gangs running around that love to take matters into their own hands. This is perhaps the most accurate depiction of what post-apocalyptic society would be like. A world where seemingly no one is educated, no one knows of history, people rise and copy others from the past to establish such empires that echo historical ones. Like Caesar. Almost no one in his Legion knew about the Historical Roman empire, they all thought that he really thought all those things up from scratch.

The apocalypse that so many people believe will occur, won't be a biblical one. It will sponsored and brought to you by man.

It's pretty much like anyone would imagine what will happen when the world runs out of resources. It's pretty much the apocalypse minus the zombies, aliens, demons and god. It's all man and it has been from day-one.

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There is a much greater chance that we are going to run out of food before we run out of fossil fuels. There's even a greater chance that a rogue nation or group of terrorists will use a WMD before we run out of anything. We won't run out of fossil fuels in our lifetime or our children's

Sorry, but this article is mostly nonsense. We will not "run out" of oil because the economics of it simply don't work like that.

It's supply and demand, just like anything else. When the oil is less plentiful it will be more costly to extract. In other words, when the easy oil is harder to find then they will start extracting the stuff that's more difficult. This is why the Canadian Tar Sands are not viable unless the price of oil is something like $80 a barrel, which it is not currently.

The price will rise due to higher extraction costs. As oil becomes more and more difficult to find and extract the price will continue to rise. A rising price will make alternatives such as solar much more attractive. When people start to demand alternatives, then it follows that more money will be spent on companies to do research and development.

Bottom line: Alternative energy sources will replace fossil fuels slowly over many years, while the price of fossil fuels slowly climbs due to supply and demand. We have plenty of oil left and it's a superior form of energy to anything else, which is why we continue to use it. Solar and wind are practically useless to power our world at this point in time. Please stop spreading fud.

Nothing happens! About a hundred years ago the world was frightened by incoming shortage of coal. I don't think we suffer from coal shortage nowadays.

That's a good one! In only 3 days gas stations could run out of fuel!!!

If that is meant as funny, i got it lol

After global warming and climate change, this is the biggest issue the world is facing but we hardly ever hear about it in the news......well i dont wish to break your egss, but on this point we can not agree, as Global warming is a crock of .....**** and was created by the globalists to create more fear and guilt about the way we live our lives and even more to introduce their new tax on the inhabitants of the world to fund these sort of claims !! Global warming is a massive fraud and when i see people saying this it brings up the hairs on my neck I can tell you !! But the rest of the article i found true and very interesting !! upvoted !!

I'll disagree. I think climate change and global warming/cooling is real. The question is how much we contribute to it? How much are we hurting ourselves by trying to control it when so far all the measures are reported to have a negligible impact?

The US has spent taxpayer funds to support companies to produce projects like Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System which is backed by $1.5 billion in federal loans. It also may shut down since it can't meet its contract. The cost of the energy it produces is also significantly higher.

Don't get me wrong, I am for exploring and implementing solar projects, just not with taxpayer funds especially when it in turn raises the cost to consumers. There has been a lot of research lately that has produced better solar energy generation and alternatives such as the CO2 eating artificial leaf that produces energy.

Also if you look at some EPA initiatives on appliances, if you buy a new dishwasher after 2019 you could end up rinsing by hand first or running the dishwasher multiple times for clean dishes. The cost of the dishwashers is expected to increase by about $100 or more to comply with other requirements.

So, current dishwashers can use 5 gallons of water and get your dishes clean. In 2019 they can only use 3.1. How many of us will be using 6.2 gallons of water to run it twice? Or using even more to rinse first?

Idiocy.

There are plenty of fossil fuels for a long time. As far as I understand nuclear power is a great alternative that can last even longer. Free up the energy sector and we will all benefit. I recommend reading: The moral case for fossil fuels by Alex Epstein. Also check out his latest interview on The The Rubin Report
youtube.

@infinitor I guess we just have to put our faith in humanity that we can move beyond the pettiness and look at the bigger picture. It will be a true test of what we are made of.

Putting faith in humanity is what I am afraid of. But I see where you're coming from and you are right, ultimately we will have to put our faith in mankind.

Problem petro dollar solution crypto currencies if war is not profitable it will end. Stopping young men and women from dying for a country's greed.

its easy battery and solar systems :P tesla runs on battery and now they have a vision to combine powers with solar city ,,,, that will create a super car that runs on battery and can be charged from sun,,,, or electricity in 10 years to come :D

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