Reducing the use of petroleum for fuel does NOT threaten the oil companies. Other outlets are more lucrative, per barrel, so they will simply emphasize those. Do not expect significant opposition to conservation or alternatives - they are diversified, and as soon as any alternate technology proves itself they will simply invest in it. Marc de Piolenc > Thomas Reed wrote: > > Dear Tom Taylor: > > Well said, particularly about finding alternatives to oil. Only 10% > replacement would get petroleum back into perspective. Unfortunately, > our oil companies would feel threatened as well, so we need to operate > in spite of them. - Gasification List Archives: http://www.crest.org/discussion/gasification/current/ Gasification List Moderator: Tom Reed, Biomass Energy Foundation, Reedtb2@cs.com www.webpan.com/BEF List-Post: <mailto:gasification@crest.org> List-Help: <mailto:gasification-help@crest.org> List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:gasification-unsubscribe@crest.org> List-Subscribe: <mailto:gasification-subscribe@crest.org> Sponsor the Gasification List: http://www.crest.org/discuss3.html - Other Gasification Events and Information: http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/bioam/ http://solstice.crest.org/renewables/biomass-info/gasref.shtml http://solstice.crest.org/renewables/biomass-info/
