On Fri, 24 Nov 2006 11:04:00 -0700, Lynnet Bannion <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
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>If the supply of petroleum energy was truly infinite, maybe we wouldn't
>care (except for the pollution and climate change). But it really isn't
>infinite. Not even nuclear energy (on earth, that is) is infinite; ...
>This is going slightly off-topic here,
Thanks for the input, Lynnet. I still don't quite understand the
comparison of energy and food calories. It's an interesting topic, but as
you suggest, this is probably better suited to a separate thread.