Nuclear energy

Agreed.

Nuclear fusion energy is the process of generating power by fusing light atomic nuclei—typically isotopes of hydrogen such as deuterium and tritium—under extreme temperatures and pressures to release large amounts of heat, as demonstrated in facilities like the National Ignition Facility (NIF) and supported by major initiatives such as ITER.

What Nuclear Fusion Is

1. Fusion occurs when two light nuclei combine to form a heavier nucleus, releasing energy due to the mass-to-energy conversion described by Einstein’s equation. 
2. This is the same process that powers the Sun and other stars.

Why Fusion Is Important

1. Fusion offers a potential long-term, zero‑carbon energy source with abundant fuel and minimal long‑lived radioactive waste. 
2. A small amount of fusion fuel contains energy equivalent to millions of tons of coal.

And then there is the SUN that bombards us with 430 trillion watts of potential power per second.

China leads the world in Solar energy use.

Good old cutting edge China.

China is leading the way to a cleaner planet.

Debby,

China brings roughly 30 to 40 gigawatts of new coal power capacity online every six months. Real Green-Clean of them, huh?

Yep, demand and supply Faux rather than supply and use responsibly...Is the human necessity.

Therefore burning fossil fuels is also still a necessity.

Therefore burning fossil fuels is also still a necessity.

Yes, it is.

https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=427&t=3

Tell me what and when the Green New Deal is going to accomplish in total replacement of the 60% of the electrical energy grid consumption currently provided by fossil fuel [as of 2024 latest data from the EIA], and 82% of total US energy consumption including trransportation by 2030; the arbitrary date established by the alleged Green New Deal, which is not even yet a deal [nor is it green or new]. After all, Accordng to AlGore, Manhattan was going to be inunfdated by sea level rise before the end of the 20th century. What didn't he know, since his "inconvenient truth" wasn't truth at all? How will Green do this since it has been around for a hundred years, and is still just 22% [being generous with rounding] of the total energy grid. I say the latter because of the renewability claim by "green" energy. Petroleum is organic-based, being derived from living organisms' decomposition over time. We still do not know how long it takes. It could be a thousdand years. It could be millions of years. The world is at least 4 billion years old, so that's a lot of millions. Four thousant of them, in fact, and counting. Contrary to claims by Green, the production of petrolem crude is ongoing, not halted in the dinosaur age. It will continue production until life no longer lives on Earth. Tell me what switch turned it off so long ago. That's all you have to do to convince me I'm wrong.

Go.

Until our dependence on fossil fuel is reduced substantially the Green New deal will drag along.

Yes I use solar panels and solar lights.

No not on our current property, as relative to circumstances we didn't think it a sensible financial outlay.

Though we have invested in Solar on previous properties and will probably do so on the next one.

Yep like I said, such a high demand cannot be met by "green energy" alone, so fossil fuel will therefore remain necessary for some time yet.

And for sure, fossil fuel reserves still remain, though will not be significantly replaced, as the climatic, geologic and organic conditions that caused their formation millions of years ago, no longer occur.

Going Solar saves money and the planet.

climatic, geologic and organic conditions that caused their formation millions of years ago, no longer occur.

Not an amteur geologist, are you? I'll take climate, geology, and organic in order:

Climate: I'll assume you mean above ground, i.e., atmosphertic conditions down to sea level. Atmospheric conditions affect ground down to about 60 feet below above-sea-level ground, and about 600 feet uiderwater. At those relative depths, the atmosphere ceases to have any effect.

Geology: Earth is estimated as beginning about 4.5B years ago. First life as ocean organisms of single cells about 0.3B years later. As these organisms began dying and settling in and under the ocean floor, the process of decomposition to carbon and other simple elements began, eventually beginnng the petroleum-making process by pressure and heat. The conditions for petroleum production require temperatures from 140 - 280ºF [60-120ºC], and pressure of 0.43 to 0.46 psi per foot of depth. As for final petroleum deposits, they exist from ground level [such as the La Brea tar pits in L.A.] to about 20,000 feet underground. Once produced, be crtust fracture, slippage, etc, pressures may devewlop to cause rise of petroleum crude to the surface, as with the La Brea deposits. Petroleum has been continuously in production since life on Earth began dying and going to ground at depths to accomodate the above termperature and pressure ranges in three separate conditions:

on shore: 6,000 to 10,000 feet underground

off shore: 10,000 to 15,000 "

deep off-shore 20,000 --- "

Organic: "Climate" scientists [who, allegely, are also geologists, only their field of study stops at 6500 feet depth underwater, at most] claim. the petrroleum-production process ceased with the death of dinosaurs [based on ???] don't realize that "climate" loses its effect under 600 feet dep5th underwater, let alone 60 feet depth under ground. Thereefore, there argument of the end of petrroleum production is a claim of utter ignorance of the science, since geology isn't n their wheelhouse. Geologists know thaty petroleum process, being organic in nature, continueds production to this very second, and will continue production until lifge on Earth ceases. That's called "renewable."

So why is the price of oil going up?

Debby wrote:

So why is the price of oil going up?

Because of dick brains.

However you define them, doesn't alter the fact that conditions necessary for the formation of fossil fuels no longer prevail, so there is no way that comparably large deposits of natural gas. crude oil and coal can form.

However you define them, doesn't alter the fact that conditions necessary for the formation of fossil fuels no longer prevail,

That ss not correct. The condititons required to convert organic material stilll exist. I gave you the condtions: presence of organic material, heat, and pressure. I forgot a fourth; an anoxic environment: lack of Oxygen, whixh quickens a rotting process, and that won't do, like deep underground in sediment. Size of organic material [such as dinasaurs] is immaterial, because the type of organic material is not a condition of fossil fuel conversion, and that includes flora as well as fauna [plant or animal]. Flowers and mice do as nicely and big trees and elephants.Did somebody tell you different? Look it up.

The organic breakdown of plants and animals requires roughly 50 million to 350 million years of heat and pressure.

Which explains why they are finite resources.

It’s getting more popular in Canada.