Fossil Fuels without the Fossils?
Friday, July 31, 2009 - 16:21
in Physics & Chemistry
A theory long on the fringes of petroleum science gained some support from new research this week, but it is probably not enough to launch the concept into the mainstream. The idea: What if fossil fuels were not fossil after all? What if hydrocarbons could form from chemical reactions deep inside the earth, rather than from the "pressure cooking" of organic matter? [More] ...