: About Me

All fossil fuels have something in common: They are spoils of plunder. Our civilization is based on a very complex system of plunder. When the cache stops giving, the civilization ends. It's an old lesson that's been learned by many dead civilizations. Plundering the coal reserves has a limited life. At the current rate of consumption, we have about 100 years worth of useable coal. The Energy Information Agency, who is very optimistic about fossil fuels, estimates we have closer to 200 years of useable coal reserves. When I get depressed, I go read an EIA report. There's nothing like fanta...