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Good to be back blogging again. Had to take a rest, but all is well. Just needed some R&R. I stopped by Petroleum World and saw this article . . . CT 

"Think beyond petroleum" is a lofty thought. Sidewalk pundits endorse it. It smacks of high-tech. And that got my attention.

Think of fusion. That's the energy-producing concept which uses the hydrogen in heavy sea water. In other words, sea water becomes the fuel for the process. But fusion was not on the list "beyond petroleum." Windmills were high on the list, as they are with most people, except Senator Edward M. Kennedy, who suffers from the NIMBY syndrome. It seems strange to me that windmills were high on the list. My first reaction was that windmills were high-tech in Biblical times and that was before petroleum.

Solar energy was identified as a source to think about. Solar, like wind energy, is limited by location. The Southwest desert areas provide a greater opportunity for the use of solar power, which in these regions may be used to advantage.

Finish reading article at Petroleum World