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In reply to the discussion: Irreversible Warming Will Cause Sea Levels to Rise for Thousands of Years to Come, New Research Show [View all]slackmaster
(60,567 posts)15. No. Fossil fuels will be consumed until they are no longer economically viable compared to some...
...other energy source.
I believe that will be a long, LONG time before they are fully consumed. There is a whole lot of coal in the ground.
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Irreversible Warming Will Cause Sea Levels to Rise for Thousands of Years to Come, New Research Show [View all]
Hissyspit
Oct 2012
OP
Mr. President, I would not rule out the chance to preserve a nucleus of human specimens.
slackmaster
Oct 2012
#1
No. Fossil fuels will be consumed until they are no longer economically viable compared to some...
slackmaster
Oct 2012
#15
I'm not so sure. Every time we estimate how fast things are happening, a year later we discover it
truthisfreedom
Oct 2012
#14
I'm predicting something on the order of anywhere from 25-50 feet by 2100.
AverageJoe90
Oct 2012
#25
It is only going to get worse, China won't reverse its course and neither will corporations. In
JRLeft
Oct 2012
#20
China and India are going to do nothing but increase fossil fuel production for decades
slackmaster
Oct 2012
#21