The relentless march of crude is wreaking havoc on nation’s ability to feed hungry people through higher food prices. Oil producers are no longer interested in increasing their output to match the rising global demand. For them in tomorrow lies the profits and more importantly energy security for themselves, especially when they realize that their energy reserves are being depleted faster than they had visualized. One of the technologies that are making news to ease the effects of high crude prices or rather that has been more cost effective is the gasification of coal and other carbon based naturally occurring fuel. Such technologies are least liked or supported by the environmentalists. Most of these technologies emit more carbon into environment than the production of crude oil based fuels. Technologists on the other hand rely on their technical prowess to trap the carbon emissions and bury them deep into earth. Such trapped and banished carbon can become nucleus of future energy as the natural processes take over assimilating the buried carbon. In any of these methods we end up spending energy and emissions at the place of production so that consumers every where can have their fuel supplied the way they can use. font-size: 10pt;...
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