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Originally Posted by WI Crippler  If Gore would have said 25 years instead of 10, it might be somewhat feasible. You have to remember, we have an entire infrastructure set up on using oil as an energy source. You cannot simply replace that so quickly. Its going to have to be a gradual change brought about by the economics of providing supply for energy demand. To try and artificially replace oil before it needs to be replaced, just doesn't make any sense, unless somekind of breakthrough happens and we can make the swithc relativley easy. I'm not worried about the greenhouse emmisions stuff. Oil will most likely be replaced as a main energy source in the US by the time supposed disaster strikes. |
The infrastructure for oil is aimed at liquid fuel for cars, trucks, planes and trains. Gore is talking about electricity, and altho SOME cars can run on electricity, it really is apples for cars and oranges for electrical needs.
Pickens says by not using NG for electricity, it can be used in cars. True, but what will we do with all the combined cycle natural gas turbine peaking plants? They need the gas to run, and we need the plants for peaking power when the wind don't blow and the sun don't shine. Gore hasn't said what he would do with the displace NG, but I suppose we would use it as we always have, in our homes.