Renewable Energy In Nature

A new article in Science and another from ScienceDaily, both published in the previous month show the possibility of gas and natural oil being at least in part renewable. Paul explains the findings of the first article as saying that

Our findings illustrate that the abiotic synthesis of hydrocarbons in nature may occur in the presence of ultramafic rocks, water, and moderate amounts of heat.” So, there is now evidence of a mechanism for the abiotic synthesis of hydrocarbons. This is not to say that significant amounts of oil are abiotic in origin, but it is interesting nevertheless.

A new paper published in the journal Geology suggests that it may be possible to seed carbon-rich environments with bacteria to create natural gas reservoirs. The study may also help explain high levels of methane in the atmosphere that occurred between ice ages, a trend recorded in ice cores taken from Greenland and Antarctica.

The information is very interesting as we tend to observe the climate changes as something to be afraid of and I feel that recent research start to show us many ways in which the nature is adapting itself and opening new doors for us to see the wonderful ways that we can live at, if only we would let us learn us that it has much more solutions than problems. Learning the solutions that nature offers would allow us to trust in the natural processes that happens all around us and take these findings to examine whether renewable energy can be enables intentionally. In a sense it is similar to the findings of small plant of coffee observing what it does in nature and then starting to grow it for human use. If we look carefully at the abundance of nature and work with it an ecosystem could be created in much harmonious way then if we fear nature or try to control it. Co-creation is the key.