On Sun, 13 Apr 2008 14:33:37 -0700 (PDT), "
wrote:

one day every new home will be required by law to be superinsulated,
which could drop heating costs to near nothing

That day better come soon. I'm told Alberta's natural gas production
is 12 billion cubic feet per day and 1 billion of that is currently
used by the province's tar sands operation. The NEB is forecasting
production to fall to 9 BCFD by 2012, at a time when 6 BCFD -- a full
two-thirds -- will be used by the tar sands, in large part to power
the new SAGD (Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage) plants now under
construction. That suggests our natural gas supplies for domestic use
(and export to the United States) will fall from 11 BCFD today to as
little as 3 BCFD in less than five years.

Cold showers for everyone!

Cheers,
Paul