What will come out of Copenhagen?
Dec. 18th, 2009 02:01 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
theoldwolfJohn Gibbons of the Irish Times gives us 6 reasons Why the world won't cope for long.
His thesis is that "a political fudge that ducks science is the likeliest outcome at Copenhagen." I submit that if you spoonerize that, you'll be closer to the truth.
His thesis is that "a political fudge that ducks science is the likeliest outcome at Copenhagen." I submit that if you spoonerize that, you'll be closer to the truth.
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Date: 2009-12-18 01:09 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-12-18 04:12 pm (UTC)"In the US, it is estimated every calorie of food energy requires 10 calories of fossil fuel energy." And yet, the politicos still seem to think that corn-based ethanol, which only produces about 10% more energy than the energy it takes to produce it, is a viable fossil-fuel substitute.
We need those hydrogen-cell engines, and we need them widely available. Now. :-(
(I'll put the soapbox away, now.)
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Date: 2009-12-18 10:38 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-12-18 10:47 pm (UTC)As I understand it, sugarcane-based ethanol is also quite good (but not particularly viable for the U.S.) Switchgrass ... we could make a go of switchgrass-based ethanol. Thanks for the tip!
Still think hydrogen-cell tech is the next step forward.
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Date: 2009-12-18 10:57 pm (UTC)If I want an alternate fuel vehicle, I'm gonna wait until hydrogen is more mainstream. Honda is taking a step with its FCX Clarity.
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Date: 2009-12-18 11:06 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-12-18 11:01 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-12-18 11:06 pm (UTC)