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Karl Denninger's talked periodically about thorium from our coal - link

Here are a couple of recent articles about this topic around the world.

Can thorium become the shale fracking of atomic energy?

Research and Markets: Thorium-based Reactors - A New Lease of Life for Nuclear Power Development

Our green weenies will fight this tooth and nail, placing us behind the world even as we have more total fossil fuel available than anywhere else.

Well Denninger is about four years behind the times and about 15 decades wrong. I generally agree with his analysis but this one is not only years old, it is off the reservation wrong.

The U. S. has MORE than 175 years of proved, recoverable natural gas, right now! With more and more being found on an almost daily basis. Natural gas has become a virtual limitless energy source due to the ability to exploit it through Hydraulic Fracturing.

The reserves for Oil in North America exceed 250 years. Also more is found daily. That does not include the recoverable oil that lurks below the ocean floor on the continental shelf.

Ever since Drake drilled the first oil well in Titusville, PA we have heard about the end of oil and ‘fossil fuel’ Don't you believe it. We are a nation and a World economy built on oil, natural gas, and coal and will continue to be for at least the next hundred years and probably for many more centuries beyond. . http://www.forbes.com/sites/robertbradley/2011/12/27/americas-massive-energy-potential-awaits-mr-president/