they mustn't have a tv because that damn episode is on all the timeQuote:
Originally Posted by ethic
Printable View
they mustn't have a tv because that damn episode is on all the timeQuote:
Originally Posted by ethic
Ethanol is not enough by itself:
http://www.physorg.com/news71833070.html
Important questions to prevent ethanol abuse:
1) What about the possibility of another Dust Bowl from planting the same crop over and over and over...? Remember that we don't have dust bowls because of (petrolium based) fertilizers.
2) What are *we* going to eat? Vehicles "eat" more food than humans (especially SUVs that inspire the phrase "stupid Americans")
If you want a national model for ethanol, check out Brazil:
http://obama.senate.gov/news/050517-...ess/index.html
But keep in mind that America is much bigger than Brazil and has a much larger number of vehicles. Also, Brazil has been working on this for THIRTY YEARS.
If you want an alternative fuel for vehicles, try electric:
http://www.metricmind.com/ac_honda/main.htm
But this is only one problem of Peak Oil. The least important one I should say. Instead of idiotic discussions about alternative fuels, why aren't you people discussing SURVIVAL.
Because petroleum touches EVERY SINGLE ASPECT of our lives:
Food:
1) farming equipment
2) petroleum-based fertilizers
3) petroleum-based pesticides
4) food processing plants
Water:
1) distribution machinery
2) purification machinery
Pharmaceuticals:
1) petroleum-based poisons... uh, I mean *medications*
Everything else:
1) one word: plastic
This simple list doesn't even begin to cover everything.
mw
Cool! We're currently studying some semi-exotic electricity generation. If we get results, I'll inevitably post them.
We're also interested in water extraction (from air, ground, etc). "Air" extraction still seems pretty far-fetched, but it's the 21st century so we're allowed to consider it. Electricity will make things easier.
I think electricity can also be used as a fertilizer, but I have no information on that yet.
I'm not too interested in sustainable transportation at this point. To be honest, I really hate cars. They cost too d*** much.
mw
But they're still driving instead of walking.
mw
Most people that live in major cities take public transportation to work. When I live in New York City, I don't have a car. I take the subway everywhere. Generally, all the cars in the city are from the surrounding area. From where I am in New Jersey, it takes me over an hour to drive into the city. That's going at a good speed, as well, around 60mph(96kph). Walking it would take all day.
That's cause the US protects the land in which their oil reserves lay.
Most Americans also don't know that Canada is their biggest hockey puck supplier.
I can take the bus to work here in miami, but really miami sucks for any sort of long distance mass transportation like in new york or england or japan. If you need to get on the other side of 1-95 It'll take a while.
The US makes more ethanol than BrazilQuote:
But keep in mind that America is much bigger than Brazil and has a much larger number of vehicles. Also, Brazil has been working on this for THIRTY YEARS.
It would be great if we ran out of petrol just to get rid of those two idiotic inventionsQuote:
2) petroleum-based fertilizers
3) petroleum-based pesticides
If I can't have some form of petroleum on my fresh fruits and veggies, I'm not eating.
Give me petrol or give me constipation.