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What will replace the oil well, could this be it-?

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Re: What will replace the oil well, could this be it-?

Unread postby tooldtocare » Mon 08 Dec 2008, 12:00:14

pstarr said: “It takes energy to.,.,.,.,.,”

It takes energy to get out of bed in the morning. Don’t be such a pessimists. Be a contributor instead. Offer solutions not dooms day gibberish.
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Re: What will replace the oil well, could this be it-?

Unread postby dinopello » Mon 08 Dec 2008, 12:07:24

tooldtocare wrote:There is enough geothermal energy to supply the world’s population growth for thousands of years and then some.


Assuming 6,700,000,000 people on the earth now and the current population growth rate of 1.14 %, that is over 16 doubling periods in 1000 years. My calculator can't go that high.
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Re: What will replace the oil well, could this be it-?

Unread postby tooldtocare » Mon 08 Dec 2008, 12:13:09

dinopello said: “My calculator can't go that high.”

Strike out the last 9 zeros in your calculation, do the math then just add the 9 zeros to the answer.
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