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The Trillion-Barrel Tar Pit

Posted by timothy on from the gas-is-awesome dept.

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."

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  1. its really sad by drfrog · · Score: 1, Redundant

    that people still want to keep our oil based economy

    why not stop and look at other choices?

    the hunt for oil is one of the main causes of international violence currently

    isnt it time to look for better solutions?

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    back in the day we didnt have no old school