My thoughts? Nuclear power is like having sex with a black widow spider. Feels good at first, but it's ultimately fatal.
-Weaver chem.dd wrote: >The bottom line is that the world has to go Hydrogen. Biofuels, as carbon >neutral as they may be, are not the long term solution to this planet's >energy and global warming needs. The question is, how do we get the >hydrogen? Obviously not from fossil or biofuels, . From an objective >scientific and engineering, as opposed to the politically correct view, the >use of nuclear energy is the solution. ( Please don't scream Three Mile >Island and Chernobyl) Fission reactors will have to do until we develop a >functional fusion reactor which is by its physics inherently safe. >Please let me know your thoughts on this. >David >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Keith Addison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <biofuel@sustainablelists.org> >Sent: Friday, June 23, 2006 5:49 AM >Subject: [Biofuel] Worldwide oil consumption seen soaring > > > > >>http://money.cnn.com/2006/06/20/markets/oil_intl_outlook.reut/index.htm >>Worldwide oil consumption seen soaring - Jun. 20, 2006 >> >>Reuters, June 20, 2006 >> >>Oil Consumption Seen Soaring >>Much of world's growth will take place in Asia, although U.S. will >>still use the most; OPEC needed to meet bulk of demand, EIA says. >> >>June 20, 2006: 9:34 AM EDT >> >>WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- World oil demand should soar from this year's >>almost 86 million barrels per day to 118 million bpd by 2030, even >>though higher fuel prices will cut back some petroleum usage, the >>U.S. government's top energy forecasting agency predicted Tuesday. >> >>Much of the growth in global oil consumption over the next quarter >>century will come from the non-industrialized nations in Asia, where >>the strong economies of China and India will gobble up more barrels, >>according to the Energy Information Administration, the statistical >>arm of the Department of Energy. >> >>"Much of the world's incremental oil demand is projected for use in >>the transportation sector, where there are few competitive >>alternatives to petroleum," EIA said in its annual long-term >>international energy supply and demand forecast. >> >>The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will provide a >>large chunk of the additional oil supplies that will be needed to >>meet demand in 2030, the EIA said. >> >>However, the agency said OPEC's total share of global supply will >>fall from 39.7 percent (34 million bpd) of this year's world oil >>demand to 38.4 percent (45.3 million bpd) of global oil demand in >>2030. >> >>While worldwide oil consumption rises, expected high crude prices >>will reduce demand by some 8 million bpd more than forecast last year >>in 2025 to 111 million bpd, EIA said. This year's forecast has >>projections out to 2030 for the first time. >> >>Oil production from non-OPEC countries in West Africa and the Caspian >>Sea region is forecast to increase sharply and grab a larger share of >>the global oil market over the next 25 years. >> >>Oil output is expected to decline in Norway, Europe's largest >>producer, from a peak of 3.6 million bpd this year to 2.5 million bpd >>in 2030. >> >>Despite President Bush's call for the United States to end its >>addiction to oil, Americans will use more crude and retain the title >>of the world's biggest energy consumers. >> >>U.S. oil demand is forecast to jump from 20.8 million bpd this year >>to 27.6 million bpd in 2030, still accounting for about one out of >>every four barrels of crude consumed each day in the world. >> >>The EIA's long-term forecast to 2030 also predicted: >> >>- Global natural gas consumption will jump from 95 trillion cubic >>feet in 2003 to 182 trillion cubic feet. >> >>- Coal use will grow at an average annual rate of 2.5 percent. >> >>- High oil prices will raise concerns about the security of energy >>supplies and will increase nuclear power generating capacity. >> >>- Carbon dioxide emissions linked to global warming will rise from 25 >>billion tons in 2003 to 43.7 billion tons. Non-industrialized nations >>will account for 75 percent of the increase in emissions by 2030. >> >>- Renewables, like solar and wind power, will meet 9.1 percent of >>U.S. energy demand in 2030, almost double from 5.7 percent in 2003. >> >>Copyright 2006 Reuters >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Biofuel mailing list >>Biofuel@sustainablelists.org >>http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org >> >>Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >>http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html >> >>Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 >> >> >messages): > > >>http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ >> >> >> > > >_______________________________________________ >Biofuel mailing list >Biofuel@sustainablelists.org >http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > >Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > >Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): >http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > > _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
