[clue-talk] oil...

[Grant Johnson]

> I just don't understand this love affair with oil.  This singular dependence of a homogeneous energy mix is a far greater national security and economic threat than all the other security theater initiatives against drugs, terrorists, and the other boogeymen out there.  Because our recent dealings with Iraq and Georgia are really about exporting democracy and securing the rights of non-US citizens.
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Liquid fuels are easier to deliver to the engine than solids, and easier 
to store than gases.   Look at energy density as well.   Petroleum is 
great for that.   You have a lot less miles per gallon with anything 
else.   It also has the advantage of not being food, and being available 
on demand, and being possible to store long term.