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The Trillion-Barrel Tar Pit
An anonymous reader writes "The latest issue of Wired has an interesting article about Canadian tar pits that could result in a trillion barrels of oil when processed. It seems just when we think the oil will run out we find new reserves. Now excuse me while I gas up my Hummer."
a FICTIONAL movie
Really? Fareignheigt 9/11 is fictional? I could have sworn it was for real. I mean the papers have it listed as playing in numerous theatres, there's even reviews in all major news outlets.
its by a biased obnoxious jerk, who will do anything to get HIS truth out.
But, wait. You said it was fictional...
Message to whoever modded that up: You are an idot.
Can we discuss technical inovation in fossil fuel production now without retarded moderators polluting the thread with their political views on off-topic anonymous trolls?
First of all, its really off topic in a thread about tar pits and oil production (which is only economically feasable now that oil prices are so damn high, it won't drive them down, it needs prices to be high to be sustained).
Secondly, the post is just plain stupid.
I guess its part of this idiotic "its not a documentary because I disagree with the opinion it promotes" mindset, so obviously the moderator was modding it up for that.
Its stupid. Its a documentary because it uses archive footage and interviews. The fact that it is not politically neutral does not make it fiction (not fictional, fiction. But I guess if you don't know what a documentary is, there's no reason why you would know the diference between fiction and fictional).
Because I do find it interresting, the whole "fuel from tar" thing. There are political aspects to it, but Moore-bashing isn't part of it. Politically, the fact that for this to work it needs the other oil producers to willfully restrict oil production, artificially inflating oil prices. But then, they'll loose profit from this new competitor, and all they'll have to do to drive 'em out of buisness is increase productin long enough to shut them down due to lower prices...
I don't think this will work. There's too much money riding against it.
You can't take the sky from me...