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To: central_va

There are bacteria called Extremophiles that live in the cracks and microfissures of rocks that derive their energy(food) directly from minerals in the rock & from the chemical processes associated with weathering etc. There are other Extremophiles that use heat from volcanic vents and process minerals again for food.

Some Russian scientists and a couple of dead American ones claim these are the sources of oil & natural gas and not reprocessed plankton etc from ancient oceans. The cool thing about this idea if true, is oil & natural gas are then renewable resources since these things exist deep in the earth’s crust at a high temperature and pressure and aren’t going away. These things aren’t theoretical they have been known about for years. In the past they’ve been viewed to be an interesting nuisance. Maybe they’re more!

And they are certainly present in surprising abundance at deep ocean volcanic vents happily living in and reproducing in hot poisonous volcano polluted water.


66 posted on 04/15/2017 5:32:50 PM PDT by Reily
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To: Reily

Ok, fine. Take me from nothing (primordial soup) to these complex creates. Also, recreate that process in a lab.


96 posted on 04/16/2017 4:21:33 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: Reily
Some Russian scientists and a couple of dead American ones claim these are the sources of oil & natural gas and not reprocessed plankton etc from ancient oceans. The cool thing about this idea if true, is oil & natural gas are then renewable resources since these things exist deep in the earth’s crust at a high temperature and pressure and aren’t going away.

It doesn't matter if oil and gas are continuing to be created, if we are using them up at a much higher rate than they are being made.

104 posted on 09/27/2020 8:57:20 AM PDT by PapaBear3625 ("Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities." -- Voltaire)
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