How Much Natural Gas is Left?
Although oil gets the media attention, natural gas also plays a major role in the energy needs of the world. So, how much natural gas is left in the world? The answer may surprise you.
How Much Natural Gas is Left?
Natural gas is a fossil fuel that is non-renewable. Although called “natural gas”, it could also be called methane for all intents and purposes since methane comprises the vast majority of the gas. Natural gas is found in oil fields, coal minds and its own unique locations.
Natural gas is more of a direct use energy in our daily lives. By direct use, I am referring to actually seeing it. You see it in action when you turn on your gas stove. You also see it when you spend 20 minutes burning your fingers while trying to light the pilot light on a heater. Beside residential use, natural gas is also used by industries for a wide variety of manufacturing applications. A less known use is as an ingredient in the production of ammonia.
Interestingly, and perhaps unfortunately, the countries with major natural gas resources are mostly those that also have significant oil reserves. Iran and Russia have some of the largest fields, as do many other Mideast countries. Fortunately, natural gas is also found in oil-deficient countries such as Australia, Argentina and Mexico.
So, how much natural gas do we currently have to fill our energy needs? The most current estimates put the reserves at roughly six thousand trillion cubic feet. My, that certain sounds like a lot, doesn’t it? Given our current rate of use, however, it equate to between 60 and 65 years worth of supply.
As with oil, there are two issues that can throw the estimate of the number of years completely off. The issues are economic growth and further reserves.
The first is the emerging economies of China and India to mention to of the bigger ones. The economies of these countries are expanding like crazy and natural gas is one of the energy sources they live off of. In the next 10 to 20 years, the amount of natural gas needed by these countries should multiply, putting strain on the supply.
The second issue is more positive. Simply put, we should find more natural gas fields in future years. The prospects for finding more are, in fact, much better than those for oil. The reason has to do with transportation. Simply put, oil is easy to transport while natural gas is not. Recent innovations have solved many of the transportation issues, so exploration efforts are picking up.
Natural gas plays a fundamental role in the overall energy supplies of most economies, particularly first world ones. While natural gas supplies seem strong for the foreseeable future, it is important to understand it is not a renewable resource, to wit, it will run out one day.
Rick Chapo is with SolarCompanies.com - a directory of solar companies.
Can the USA and UK win the War on Terror?
You dont need to be told that after 9/11 the world changed, but does anybody really care or know about the full extent?
The War on Terrorism, (also called the Global War on Terrorism) is the name of a campaign with the stated goal of ending international terrorism by preventing those groups said to be terrorist in nature from posing a threat, and by putting an end to state sponsorship of terrorism. This can be in any country anywhere in the world.
Everyday on the news is one disaster after another, often linked to the War on Terror. We have Somalia now being run by the Islamic Court which the Ethiopians dont like so they have invaded towns on the border, ongoing problems in Chechnya and the worsening situations in Iraq and Afganistan.
George Soros thinks that the War on Terror is a false metaphor. It has been used by the Bush administration to further its own objectives, but those objectives are opposed to the principles of open society and harmful to the national interest.
The allies have killed more innocent civilians in Iraq than the terrorists killed on 9/11. In addition to killing, we have also humiliated and tortured many Iraqis. By creating innocent victims, we have advanced the terrorists cause.
Why are we hated? Not because terrorists hate democracy but because they hate arrogant idiots who think they know better. Terrorists are only defeated when the large majority of the community feel that they can trust the local authorities to maintain law and order and work for the common good. Then ordinary people will turn the terrorists in to the authorities when, or even before, they strike. In countries such as Iraq where the police and army often consist of Al Qaeda and other militants sympathisers it makes the job even more difficult. The availability of army and police uniforms on the open market and those sold by corrupt officers means that ordinary people are afraid to stop at the checkpoints in case they are militants dressed as the authorities.
Osma bin Ladens purpose for the 9/11 attack was (and is) to provoke massive retaliation from the US against Islam. He hoped that our retaliation would finally unite Islam against the US as a common enemy, and that his vision for a fundamentalist pan-Islamic state would sweep away all the more moderate governments in the region.
One of the Western Allies, Israel was recently subjected to the kidnap of two of its soldiers by Hezbollah militants based in Lebanon, this led to a month long way in which Israel was silently and invisibly encouraged to continue the War on Terror on behalf of the USA in the Middle East. Why did the USA care how long the war went on for as none of their soldiers or civilians where dying? The destruction on Lebanons infrastructure including water and electricity utilities was a crime against humanity, how can this destruction and harm against the civilian population ever bring them to forgive Israel and the West?
If this destruction was intended just to weaken the Lebanon state and prevent the movement of Hezbollah then this short sightedness has lead to the long term poverty, struggle and hatred of the allies by the general population. Many of whom have now aligned themselves with Hezbollah for defending their homeland of Lebanon.
Finally back to Iraq where recently Saddam Hussein has been sentenced to death and the problems seem to go on and on. We need to remember the old saying that one mans terrorist is another mans freedom-fighter. Until we fully understand this saying and the tools and strategies for dealing with it…. The war on terror will become the old war on communism… and that lasted for nearly 50 years.
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The Basics Of An Audiobook Download
An audiobook download download is basically the voice recorded format of various literary contents. These are basically circulated through current mass media devices. However, the age of audio books being distributed through cassette tapes, compact discs, and other media accessories is gone. Today, audio books, which enable one to download book contents via the Internet, is the way to go.
Indeed, enjoying and learning through books has never been easy and convenient before the arrival of audio book downloads. By simply applying for a right to receive, direct to your computer via the Internet,the software data version of the book you want to read, you can now access several thousands of book titles without waiting for the postman.
Before, when you order or rent ordinary audio books, you have to patiently await their arrival by mail. And after you are done reading or listening, as is the case, you are obliged to return the audio books that you have rented. You are also required to return the audio books that you have previously rented before you can rent new titles. Indeed, this cumbersome process of waiting for the arrival and mailing back rented audio books can wipe out the enthusiasm in any bibliophile.
The marvel of audio book downloads permit one to access all types of book materials from reference to fiction and nonfiction. Even audio format of periodical works can now be downloaded. What is incredible about this whole service is the fact that you can access all the titles you want in just a click of your mouse. Average time per download of audio books run for only a few minutes; after which, you can start listening using your computer, MP3 device, or even stereo by burning the contents into CD format.
The popularity of audio book downloads is steadily increasing. A growing number of public libraries from east and west coasts are now allowing their members to download audio books ranging from paperback novels to foreign language tutorials. Library patrons can now do their reading by listening to their audio book downloads without going out of their homes or offices; and above all, without being muted by the librarian.
On the other side of the fence, librarians are expressing their optimism that libraries will still be significant in the era of cyberspace. In fact, the services of libraries can now reach a wider base that includes young bookworms and people who just can not squeeze library visits into their schedules. Thanks to audio book download services, libraries will be open for the public twenty four hours a day, three hundred sixty five days a year!
What happens when uou download an audiobook is that you, as a patron or customer, pay a monthly fee for which you are issued an online library or store access. This access permits you to borrow or download an audio book of your choice. When due date comes, you must renew your permit to keep the audio book downloads or else your computer will be barred from encrypting the contents of the audio books. When this happens, your computer or portable media device will not be able to play the audio book anymore; in a cyber lingo, your audio book has been automatically returned.
The good thing about this is that as a book lender, you do not have to do anything after you borrowed an audio book download. After finishing the book, it is automatically returned to the book collection. No more worries about late fees and being blacklisted.
However, the praises that is accorded to audio book download has met some criticisms. A major stumbling block for audio book download services is the fact that there are fewer titles existing in this format as compared to ordinary audio book formats like cassette tapes and compact discs. Some books you may be longing to listen to may not be in a downloadable version yet.
What makes the problem worse is that major audio book download vendors online have struck out licensing and copyright agreements with publishers that supply audio books using Windows format only. This was necessary to discourage unlawful distribution of audio book downloads, like what happened to music downloading services. Therefore, most libraries and online stores offering audio book download services furnish downloads that are compatible only with Windows system. This means, that some audiobook downloads will not play on Macintoshes and iPods without an extra step involved.
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