Our supplies of current energy sources are depleting rapidly. It took the earth over a half a billion years to create the world’s supply and we have extinguished it in a little over 200 years. If we are to continue using these supplies at this rate we will be out of coal in 200 years, petroleum in 30-40 years and natural gas in 60 years. There are ways to extend this period of use but it requires lots of money and better technology.
I find this information to be expected yet astonishing. If there are only 30-40 years of petroleum left I believe we should be doing everything we can to help find different ways to use energy and elaborate on different methods. There are many more ways to get energy including solar, hydro, nuclear, wind, and more. If we do not exceed our current pursuit for other energy sources or the advancement of the ones we already know we will find ourselves in a lot of trouble in the next century.
Procrastination is something we all wish to major in, however when it comes to crisis like these we must take initiative and continue our searches for more energy-efficient or different energy using devices.
Baird, Colin. Chemistry In Your Life: Second Edition. University of Western Ontario. New York. Pages 145-147.
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