RE: T. Boone Pickens plans for 8 million trucks to run on natural gas
A 200-yr supply of natural gas sounds overly optimistic. It doesn't pass the smell test. 200-yr supply based on what usage forecasts? More realistic I would guess it's maybe a 50-yr supply.
Regardless, this is a stop-gap patch, not a long-term solution. We'd still be spewing massive levels of carbon and other pollutants into the air. Don't get me wrong, I think it's worth doing, but I fear it will take people's attention away from investing in truly renewable energy.
And before you label me a tree-hugger, I am for nuclear power. It's far cleaner than coal. Did you know the coal plants in the US combined spew out more radioactive material than all the waste from our nuclear plants? Yes, coal contains trace amounts of radioactive material, and we burn so much of it that the total amount is significant.
