Shale Oil Natural Gas Production in the Rocky Mountains

Since the Jimmy Carter administration, some dimwit has come up with the idea of taking dirty oil out of rock and then refining it for commercial use. However, when you think about it, it must take more energy and money to take the oil out of the rock, than you get from the oil which is later produced. Additionally, shale oil production is an environmental disaster. Shale oil production typically involves strip mining and the destruction of the scenic Rocky Mountains. Now, I assert that since you can easily get Natural Gas out of underground coal seams by sinking a shaft down and then pumping out the Natural Gas, you should also be able to do this with a Shale Oil field. Instead of trying to remove and process the Shale Oil, the company should just sink a 12 inch wide shaft, down 100 feet or so, and then use exhaust fans or pumps to pump out Natural Gas which seeps out of the Shale Oil rock. Moreover, once the Natural Gas is produced, you can use a small amount of that Natural Gas to run the electricl generators which power the fans and pumps, for virtually no cost. Natural Gas Shale Oil production is a money maker, and is good for the environment and good for America.

Two Cycle Oil Burning Engines Should be Illegal

Most engines are 4 Cycle engines where the engine oil is used by the engine seperately from the gasoline combustion part of the engine. However, with a 2 Cycle engine the oil is mixed with the gasoline and is burned as part of the combustion process. Two Cycle engines create a huge amount of unnecesary pollution. A 2 Cycle engine is like a car that burns oil which blows oil smoke out the exhaust pipe. Four cycle engines do not cost much more to produce that 2 Cycle engines and really have no mechanical advantage at all. Engine manufacturing companies should voluntarily switch from any 2 Cycle manufacturing they do to 4 Cycle production, and, Federal Regulations should be enacted by the Environmental Protection Agency to require the changeover with a 3 year grace period for the retooling. The 4 Cycle engine should be able to be produced to make a reasonble profit, just as much, or moreso, than the 2 Cycle. If this move is made, and if my new smoke stack scrubber design is used, and if my engine exhaust converter design is used, then there should be no concern at all in the United States with "Greenhouse Gas Emissions," and no Greenhouse Gas regulations will be needed.f

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