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Originally Posted by acparker
Coal is not dead. The coal industry may go dormant (we are still a long way from that), but the coal will still be there, at least 200 years of accessible reserves. Advances in underground coal gasification techniques could extend those reserves by several hundred years, by facilitating exploitation of deep coal and low coal.
While the source may change, the hydrocarbon fuel paradigm will likely be with us for a very, very long time.
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I agree. Same thing with oil, every drop is going to come out at some point, by hook, crook, or all out war. I wonder if at some point we don't reduce usage so far that it actually matches how fast the earth produces it as nobody knows 100% the process. I also wonder what if we aren't even close to running out?
The Mysterious Origin and Supply of Oil