"An oil executive once observed that burning oil for energy is like
burning Picassos for heat. Oil is extraordinarily valuable as the basis
for so many products we use every day that the thought of simply burning it ought to be unthinkable ... But, burning oil is always a one-time, irreversible act that leaves
nothing of value behind and produces greenhouse gases and pollutants
that harm us ... We have been experiencing a plateau in worldwide oil production since 2005 ... Only 5 percent of all oil is used to produce petrochemicals--chemicals
which form the basis for the almost miraculous materials and substances
that we now take for granted. By ceasing to burn the bulk of our oil to
move goods and people, we could sustain the production of these
products for a very long time ... It's hard to see why electrifying transportation would not be a good
idea--so long as it is done with any eye toward increasing renewable
energy production while reducing overall energy consumption in the transportation sector."
Ein Artikel von Kurt Cobb über die Verbrennung von Erdöl als unglaubliche Verschwendung jenes wichtigen Rohstoffs, Peak Oil und die Notwendigkeit der Elektrifizierung des Verkehrs ohne die Verbrennung fossiler Energieträger zur Stromerzeugung sowie die generelle Reduktion des Energieverbrauchs. Erschienen auf Resource Insights (4. November 2012).
