Edison I agree that policies should be adopted in the developed and developing countries to reduce emissions as rapidly as possible, so reducing the likely...
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Arthur C.
arthurcnoll
Aug 1, 2011 1:23 pm
Patrick, the disagreement here is not nitpicking. Do I have your big picture correct here? This is what I'm seeing. You insist that it is a great idea to...
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Ryder
bellgrod
Aug 1, 2011 1:23 pm
Electric cars? Slowly the reality begins to seep out. Let us forget for a minute the problems involved in charging them, in providing enough motors and...
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Thomas
thomasjeffer...
Aug 1, 2011 1:26 pm
~~~~~~~~~EnergyResources Moderator Comment ~~~~~~~~ Some may question the appropriateness of the following in the EnergyResource Group. I suggest that the...
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papp20032000
Aug 1, 2011 5:21 pm
Patrick, That is a Wikipedia general and theoretical approach. The figures I have given on the capacity factors in Germany for wind energy (17.6%), refer to...
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papp20032000
Aug 1, 2011 5:21 pm
I see some inconsistency in being left-wing and at the same time, support the state of Israel, that keeps confined 1.5 million Palestinian inmates (women,...
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e_bittencourt
Aug 1, 2011 5:21 pm
Denis Dennis Consider the data below Carbon dioxide emissions (CO2), kg CO2 per $1 GDP (PPP) (UNFCCC) UN data Address ...
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htraite
Aug 1, 2011 5:22 pm
Population pressure is perhaps the most difficult aspect of our resource crises. It is both global and personal at the same time. Difficulty is no reason to...
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Larry Danby
ldanby4122
Aug 1, 2011 5:22 pm
I have an electric car. It is a converted Suzuki Swift. A new set of lithium-ion batteries for it costs $3,000.00 (Canadian). My present set of batteries are...
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pmccleery5
Aug 2, 2011 12:17 am
Pedro, You misunderstood the intention behind my post. I was merely trying to show typical capacity factors. Germany is apparently not well suited to either...
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pmccleery5
Aug 2, 2011 12:17 am
You insist that it is a great idea to stay with significant parts of the status quo, No, what I've suggested is a significant departure from the status quo and...
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pmccleery5
Aug 2, 2011 12:22 am
Denis, define short term please. Are we talking centuries, decades, years? The SBP does take into account the limited lifespan of the installations. That is...
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Arthur C.
arthurcnoll
Aug 2, 2011 12:22 am
Yes, enormous amounts of fill and building has been done in Venice over the centuries. But there are serious problems with the place sinking and sea level...
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pmccleery5
Aug 2, 2011 12:22 am
Arthur wrote: "This new system of wind and solar will eventually run for somewhere around a billion people an electric grid giving basic lights, refrigeration,...
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Steven
szoraster
Aug 2, 2011 12:23 am
... The population of the Gaza Strip increased by almost 40% between 1997 and 2007, according to the results of a Palestinian census. ...
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Steven
szoraster
Aug 2, 2011 12:24 am
... NAZI Germany did not "permanently confine" Jews, Roma or "left wingers". They killed them. Steven Zoraster...
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Denis Frith
denisaf2000
Aug 2, 2011 12:24 am
Edison The data you provide below just confirms my understanding. The 'hidden' price of the development in many countries has been the emissions from the use...
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Steven
szoraster
Aug 2, 2011 2:15 am
... Your fail to mention that Venice overcome the 14th century problems: "After much debate, the Venetians launched an enormous public works project. Over the...
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Denis Frith
denisaf2000
Aug 2, 2011 2:16 am
Patrick I am assessing what is likely during the remainder of this century. How industrialized society will move forward as natural resources become scarcer...
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papp20032000
Aug 2, 2011 9:47 pm
Oh, I see. That might be the reason for the Israelis to confine 1.5 million humans, among them children, women and elderly and to vaporize the inmates they...
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Arthur C.
arthurcnoll
Aug 2, 2011 9:47 pm
I have some online experience with the person who wrote this. He is one of the moderators on the Running on Empty list. He comes up with a lot of facts and...
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Arthur C.
arthurcnoll
Aug 2, 2011 9:47 pm
I didn't "fail" to mention that Venice dealt with the 14th century problems because that wasn't the primary issue I was dealing with. Anyone with a moderate...
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Denis Frith
denisaf2000
Aug 2, 2011 9:47 pm
<The British found the money to build tidal barriers on the Thames to protect London. London is more than just a architectural museum.> That comment from the...
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papp20032000
Aug 2, 2011 9:48 pm
This depends how the subject is focused. Nazis did not automatically killed Jews, Gypsies, left-wingers or Jehova Witnesses, as far as they were useful to...
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dlpkale
Aug 2, 2011 9:49 pm
Any energy source (conventional or otherwise) is an energy sink before it is commissioned. Upfront energy investment is required before commissioning. It...
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Greg Smith
stoptheicc
Aug 2, 2011 9:49 pm
Thanks, Larry. Interesting information. A few questions from a non-engineer who'd like to better understand the options: 1. How much did it cost to convert...
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kssustain@...
Aug 2, 2011 9:57 pm
Benefits of an Energy Farm Research Center More than anything else the experimental energy research farm would embody a commitment to future generations...
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htraite
Aug 2, 2011 9:57 pm
Patrick, I am sure at some points in time he did know what he was talking about; communicating ones impressions and perceptions is however another story. This...
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Bálint Czúcz
bczucz
Aug 2, 2011 9:57 pm
Wow! Nice concept, nice discussion, even though I am not really convinced that the idea is really feasible given the numerous hurdles mentioned. But from an...
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Denis Frith
denisaf2000
Aug 3, 2011 2:41 pm
Howard makes a sound case in the post below for the reservations to be placed on the opinions of individuals. However, he said < No one knows the future,...
