Fossil Fuels and Sea-level Rise — Where's All This Going?
Per this article in Global Energy World, offshore drilling for oil and gas is predicted to expand at a CAGR of 10.6% between now and 2018, bringing it to $211 billion annually. And here’s an article on sea-level rise, showing that this unwelcome phenomenon, the result of humankind’s addiction to fossil fuels, is growing with the same predictability. Where will this end?
It’s a reminder of the carnival barkers of the old days: “Round and round she goes; where she stops, nobody knows.”
Here’s an idea a friend sent me that would 
I’ve often said that I expect France to lead the way in terms of the adoption of clean energy, for two main reasons:
‘Carbon footprint’ is the undisputed energy related buzzword of the past 10 years, and businesses face a huge responsibility, with pressure from both external and internal forces to try and minimise their impact on the environment, through reducing their carbon emissions.
In the time of 400ppm, global warming or “climate change” skyrocketing, and when oil magnates are controlling vast swaths of the US, the environment has become a hot-button issue for many on both sides of the divide.
When it’s snowing outside and one look at your front door shows you that it’s snowing inside, there’s no question: You have a drafty door! But what about in the snow-free months where drafts and leaks aren’t quite so obvious?
According to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau, employment of environmental scientists is projected to increase by 19 percent through 2020. A World Green Building Trends SmartMarket Report also found that by 2015, at least 60 percent of the work done by engineers and architects will have to do with an environmental issue.
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