In the United States, we often refer to our main sources of energy as fossil fuels, oil, natural gas, coal, their fossil fuels because they come from fossils, ancient organic material

forests jungles

plankton dinosaurs

held under the ground for millennia

they transform into oil, gas, and coal.

Everybody thinks that's true.

On the other hand, there's evidence

that maybe it's not the whole story.

If that's where fossil fuels come from,

if that's how hydrocarbons are made,

then how come they're found so deep under the oceans

and at the top of the Earth?

How come one of Saturn's moons, according to scientists, has more oil and natural

gas than Earth? Were there dinosaurs and planktons and forests at one point on one of Saturn's moons?

Probably not. So if all hydrocarbons aren't from fossils, where are they from?

And why isn't this commonly known?

And what are the implications of it?

And what does it tell us about our modern climate change policy?

These are not just esoteric questions.

They're central questions, actually, as we chart the future of energy

usage in the world.

Willie Soon has been thinking about this for a long time.

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