> It's valued at more than $2 trillion — or about four times the biggest technology giants Powerful reminder of how pervasive & huge the energy economy is. ..

> It's valued at more than $2 trillion — or about four times the biggest technology giants Powerful reminder of how pervasive & huge the energy economy is. ... now imagine that, if you refined oil to reduce its mass by a factor of a million or so, you ended up with an edible substance that extended your lifespan by DECADES. Stakes is high, right? Nicely done, Frank Herbert.