Nostr

All this doom and gloom and yet whenever I look, there is no evidence that we have ever depleted a single natural resource, ever.

All the propaganda suggests it's possible that we could, but not one example can be provided because it appears to be a fabrication designed to scare people, while providing solutions that enrich the liars and ultimately curb the choices we have.

As far as I can tell, natural resources are infinite.

TopWKone 2y ago

Not infinite. But as we use up an item, the price goes up and spurs research into alternatives.

We "used up" easy whale oil, as the number went down, we found something to replace it. If we keep using something and refuse to change, we will run out. Whales would not be able to provide what we need now. We would be our of them.

Oil is not unlimited. some places it costs $15 a barrel to get out, others $98. But when the price goes up, bio based oil becomes competitive around $99.

The key is being willing to change.

We can't keep using coal as a power source. Is natural gas better? in some ways yes, Is Solar better? also in some ways.

While they are not infinite they are limited in price.

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Sovereign Being 2y ago

You can't use up something that cannot be used up. Zero evidence suggests any minerals, oil, gas, water, etc can be used up.

We moved from other oils because we found better sources.

Why can't we keep using coal? It's going to 'run out'? I don't buy that, and there is nothing to support these vacuous statements.

Yes, price will change. That doesn't mean that we lose access or deplete those resources.

Sovereign Being 2y ago

https://phys.org/news/2017-04-mineral-resource-exhaustion-myth.html

Changes in cost are an artificial means of reducing access to a resource. There will always be more oil wells, mineral deposit mines, etc.

Wales are very much finite, so yes, not a sustainable resource, because they can all die out.

Not true for water, minerals, etc.