i refer to said subject in http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12135630/from/RS.1/, in which Iran's torpedo test created stress in the international oil market, pushing oil prices US $2 higher, to reach $67.93 a barrel. what i am concerned with is not all the issues about oil, but rather the urgency to derive better energy alternatives-better in all aspects, be it environmental, renewability, efficiency, reliability. Oil has been the focal point of many modern conflicts, military or diplomatic regardless. From the Arab oil crisis of the 1970s' to actions detrimental to international concepts of peace, oil has been used, way too many times as a weapon. somehow, the image of michael jackson waving and dangling his infant over the balcony strikes my mind.
Renewable, alternative energy forms have already been found, but unfortunately, many governments of the world do not preach of its goodness, believing that current usage costs would be ridiculously high in comparison to oil usage. this is a result of short-sightedness and being blinded by current advantages of keeping to oil usage. surely, everyone using oil would result in a significant cost disadvantage for any country which decides to switch to higher shares of renewable energy. While such energy forms will only cost lesser over time with researches funded by governments, there also seems to be another diversion yet again, that of dark matter. it is an interesting concept, where less than 0.1 g of it yielded can be used to power a lightbulb for a 1000 year period kind of thing. it remains elusive, and would surpass all energy forms-IF we harness it one day. Meanwhile, we can only hope oil blockades and threats aren't used that much.
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IDIOT.