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From: David Stodolsky <>
Subject: Re: Off Topic: hydrocarbons are not fossil fuels, they are re...
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2008 17:11:57 +0100
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On 5 Feb 2008, at 11:31, John de Rivaz wrote:

> Since the threat of oil shortages are being used in a propaganda  
> effort to concentrate cryonicists in one place, this article may  
> have some slight relevance to cryonet as it supports an old theory  
> that the Earth is constantly generating hydrocarbons.

This is the old "pore hypothesis" put forward by Gold and suppressed  
by Big Oil:

http://arxiv.org/pdf/physics/9610011


It has been used by the old SU and Russia to great success. About 97  
percent of ordinary matter is hydrogen, and carbon is the 4th most  
abundant element. So, it would be no great surprise if a lot of  
hydrocarbons were contained by the Earth from its formation. This is  
thought to be primarily methane. The gas evolves from the interior  
thru 'pores," that is, small holes in the rock. One theory is that  
this evolution drives the movement of the continents (crustal plates).

There was a test boring in Sweden, not exactly known to be an oil  
producer, around 1986. Traces of gas were found. There are also places  
near the Caspian Sea where oil has been bubbling out of the ground for  
over a 100,000 years, with no end it sight. Large ships have been lost  
in that area, when a big 'burp' of gas is released from the bottom.

Earthquakes and mud volcanos are known to be sources of massive  
amounts of methane. Since methane is about 14 times more effective  
than CO2 as a 'greenhouse' gas, all the talk about CO2 produced by man  
being a threat must be taken with a grain of salt.

So, stop worrying about oil running out and 'global warming', these  
are just distractions from the real problems that we face, which are  
political.


dss


David Stodolsky    Skype: davidstodolsky

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