Seriously sick of the politics threads

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Rath said:

Galaki said:
I don't see nuclear power and the likes happening. Not anytime soon. The oil lobby will strike it down.

Peak oil will be within 5 years. Something has to replace it.

Very little of our electricity actually comes from oil, though.  Oil is primarily used to power transportation, with the lion's share of electricity generation coming from coal.  Nuclear power isn't likely to replace oil unless we all start driving electric cars.  I think going to ethanol is much more likely, especially given the recent advances in ethanol production from cellulose and other organic material (not corn).