Can fossil fuels be replaced

Answer 1

No once the fuel is consumed it is gone. Fossil fuels are the dead remains of animals and plants long dead. When we tap into them, we have no way of replacing them. This is why we are looking for alternative fuel sources.

Answer 2

Sunlight
Wind
Wave and Tidal power
Geothermal power

I know Jeremy Rifkin (famous sociologist) is controversial regarding his hydrogen economy and such. Lately, his positions on the "Hydrogen Economy" have been controversial as of the inefficiency of hydrogen for storing energy when compared to batteries, compressed air and hydroelectric options. However, his book "Entropy (1980 with Ted Howard)" was one of the finest ever written in my opinion. Thoroughly researched and explained how the present vernacular of solar, wind, water (ocean waves) and geothermal power being dangerously high entropy power sources and foolish to produce. Additionally, the Harvard view of conservation and no forward advanced power source available as of entropic problems being ludicrous. Mr. Rifkin did not give a conclusion, but the expose was perfect regarding these sources mentioned as simply peripherals of the present petroleum paradigm. I highly recommend the book "Entropy" as a must read to everyone. It is quite an eye opener since most of the responses on this topic I read are talking about solar power and the others.
The project sunset in the 1970's is a good explanation example. At that time, the price tag was $40B (Billion) dollars (fortunately the project never happened) that outlined rockets being fired into space and astronauts would build huge solar collectors ("Man with the Golden Gun [James Bond]") that would beam sunlight to earth stations for power. One problem was that no man could get within ten miles of the earth station. Robots were needed for this process. In other words, all the devices necessary for collecting the sunlight were made from petroleum products. It is the same for nuclear power as well. How do they make the nuclear power sites except through petroleum products that are materials derived from crude oil (petroleum) as it is processed in oil refineries. According to crude oil composition and demand, refineries can produce different shares of petroleum products. Largest share of oil products is used as energy carriers: various grades of fuel oil and gasoline. Refineries also produce other chemicals, some of which are used in chemical processes to produce plastics and other materials. Since petroleum often contains a couple of percent sulfur, large quantities of sulfur are also often produced as a petroleum product. Hydrogen and carbon in the form of petroleum coke may also be produced as petroleum products. The hydrogen produced is often used as an intermediate product for other oil refinery processes such as hydrogen catalytic cracking (hydrocracking) and hydrodesulfurization. Other petroleum products are Asphalt, Diesel fuel, Fuel oils, Gasoline, Kerosene, Liquid petroleum gas (LPG), Lubricating oils, Paraffin wax, and Tar. Oil refineries will blend various feedstocks, mix appropriate additives, provide short term storage, and prepare for bulk loading to trucks, barges, product ships, and railcars. Gaseous fuels such as propane, stored and shipped in liquid form under pressure in specialized railcars to distributors. Liquid fuels blending (producing automotive and aviation grades of gasoline, kerosene, various aviation turbine fuels, and diesel fuels, adding dyes, detergents, antiknock additives, oxygenates, and anti-fungal compounds as required). Shipped by barge, rail, and tanker ship. May be shipped regionally in dedicated pipelines to point consumers, particularly aviation jet fuel to major airports, or piped to distributors in multi-product pipelines using product separators called pipeline inspection gauges ("pigs"). Lubricants (produces light machine oils, motor oils, and greases, adding viscosity stabilizers as required), usually shipped in bulk to an offsite packaging plant. Wax (paraffin), used in the packaging of frozen foods, among others. May be shipped in bulk to a site to prepare as packaged blocks. Sulfur (or sulfuric acid), byproducts of sulfur removal from petroleum which may have up to a couple percent sulfur as organic sulfur-containing compounds. Sulfur and sulfuric acid are useful industrial materials. Sulfuric acid is usually prepared and shipped as the acid precursor oleum. Bulk tar shipping for offsite unit packaging for use in tar-and-gravel roofing or similar uses. Asphalt - used as a binder for gravel to form asphalt concrete, which is used for paving roads, lots, etc. An asphalt unit prepares bulk asphalt for shipment. Petroleum coke, used in specialty carbon products such as certain types of electrodes, or as solid fuel. Petrochemicals or petrochemical feedstocks, which are often sent to petrochemical plants for further processing in a variety of ways. The petrochemicals may be olefins or their precursors, or various types of aromatic petrochemicals. Petrochemicals have a vast variety of uses. They are commonly used as monomers or feedstocks for monomer production. Olefins such as alpha-olefins and dienes are often used as monomers, although aromatics can also be used as monomer precursors. The monomers are then polymerized in various ways to form polymers. Polymer materials can be used as plastics, elastomers, or fibers, or possibly some intermediate form of these material types. Some polymers are also used as gels or lubricants. Petrochemicals can also be used as solvents or as feedstock for producing solvents. Petrochemicals can also be used as precursors for a wide variety of chemicals and substances such as vehicle fluids, surfactants for cleaners, etc.
Therefore, in order to create solar power the sunset project had to use the previous petroleum products before one sunbeam hit the earth station. Then how do you think the Robots were to be created except again by using the previous pretroleum products. Hence Mr. Rifkin made us aware back in 1980 that the entropy of using petroleum products in gathering nuclear and solar power makes for these industries as a huge mistake and a game played by OPEC. In other words, read "Entropy" and realize that creating a solar power world is creating a more powerful dependency on crude oil. Strange, eh? But that is how easily the public is persuaded when they do not have all the facts as "Entropy" provides on this subject. Even Frijof Capra's book "Turning Point (1982)" was an establishment game of high entropy because he also was fooled or paid to say solar power was the answer. The hydro-split is a good idea, but GM has bought-out many people from that idea. Where is the car that runs pure hydrogen (do not build it or electric ones because the factory to create it does 70% of the air pollution)? However, this also is another problem of stored fuels. If one needs to refill their gas or water tank, we run into fuel problems again, i.e. gas and water shortages. Many would say that water is so abundant, but that is not the point. Limitations remain with many a film depictng futures with fuel problems and such. Thus, read my other comments regarding relastatics that Doug Adams (Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy) and others (Tesla, and some Quantam Scientists) espouse. Static electricity (relastatics) is the only real unlimited power resource that has not been harnessed yet or conceptually understood to harness it (arguments exist of how to collect it without petroleum products - but at least we are aware of the problem). Afterall, we cannot even comprehend my neo-analogue theory yet while we wallow in the false digital worlds that do not exist except for a scientific misinterpretation. Study the phi ratio or golden mean.

Answer 3

Well, you might be able to if you try really, really hard??

Answer 4

You would not burn fossil fuels to make water, but yes, water is often a byproduct of the combustion of fossil fuels.

Answer 5

Water can be used for energy, if you have large amounts of water in a high position, such that it can fall down.

Answer 6

No, it isn't organic material.

Answer 7

no

Answer 8

no way come and S u C k MeH PuuSSY