Editor's Note: Do you subscribe to the fossil fuel theory in which petroleum is created by "dinosaurs?" Have you ever wondered just how many dinosaurs there were? The industrial revolution has practically exponentially increased the volume of oil taken from the Earth. Where does it end? Or more poignantly, does it end? Much of the existing beliefs are based on 120-year-old technology. I have often wondered how many dinosaurs there were and know for a fact that the amount of petroleum pumped from the ground daily is staggering. There has to be another answer and Professor Gold seems to know what it is. This topic is under much debate in the scientific community. It hit the mainstream recently when Professor Gold's research was quoted in an April 16, 1999 article in "The Wall Street Journal." We are featuring this article, compiled by Paul Sheridan, to further expose the "a-biogenic theory" to the mainstream.
A revolution in the Earth Sciences is having an impact on everything from the geopolitics of petroleum to environmental dogma. Centered on the a-biogenic theory of hydrocarbon formation, a new book by Professor Thomas Gold of Cornell University is a must-read for anyone truly concerned about the political and scientific wellbeing of the human race.
To Sell Hot Air The Environmentalists Needed Hard Sell
When was the last time the media or a politician reminded you of "global warming?" Probably yesterday. When was the last time you heard the term "fossil fuels?" Probably yesterday as well, while they were brainwashing you about the end of the industrial age. About 30 years ago they also told you that we would run out of "fossil fuels," and that there was a need for alternative sources of energy. You probably remember being hammered about the "energy crisis," and that we only had 15 years of oil remaining, assuming we were able to conserve energy, and on and on.
Obviously, no serious person jeopardizes the environment or wastes natural resources. Although we expect it from politicians, no one likes to endure the "hard sell" approach to any topic. Where we least expected the hard-sell was from the science community. But that's just what we've been getting from scientists about the supposed relationship between "fossil fuels" and global warming. But do "fossil fuels" really exist? And if there is no such thing as "fossil fuels," then what are the implications to the currently promoted doctrines regarding worldwide petroleum energy supplies? Or the notion that the human burning of "fossil fuels" is the cause of global warming?
The media also promotes the myth that there is a cause-effect relationship between "fossil fuels" and global warming. But The Deep Hot Biosphere by Thomas Gold presents hard evidence that demolishes this environmental myth.