Tropical downpours worsening, say scientists
Less than 40 years of data isn't enought to predict anything. No wonder thier models arn't accurate. I would want at least 35 years to use as test data at a minimum. (3 hrs ago | post #1)
Gore sets energy goal for next president to heed
Who better to fund the work. AFter all they have all those excess profits to invest and the infrastructure to move any finished product. But if not them who would you recommend, Greenpeace, The Sierra Club or Peta. Who ever manages to get this idea up and running is going to have to do it on a huge scale to make any difference. Then they also have to be able to move the finished product to the consumer. Which is going to call for billions of dollars to make it all work. Those leftovers your talking about are by nature going to be labor intensive. They have to be loaded on a truck and unless there is some mechanical means it is going to require stoop labor. At best it should have a little pre processing to allow more to be place on the trucks. Even then it is going to have to be reprocessed before it is fed into whatever system that will extract the fuel your talking about. The only two groups that have that monet are the oil companies and the goverment. And only one of them has the infrastructure to move it from point a to b which is more than likely a refinery or a loading station so that it can be added to the gas or if your going to use pure ethanol then it needs to be delivered to a gas station. In all it needs one thing Big $$$ (3 hrs ago | post #1778)
Gore sets energy goal for next president to heed
Then explain why the price of both Oil and Gas are falling. I can, it is all about conservation. People were driving less which as a result caused a decrease for oil. The supply/demand ratio changed and with that the price of gas. But enjoy it while you can because when cold weather arrives the demand for heating oil will cause a increase. That will strain the supply of fuel availble for trucks and that will cause a rise again. Of course you tree gas will do nothing one way or the other for the price of heating oil. (3 hrs ago | post #1776)
Gore sets energy goal for next president to heed
Just like people with remeber Hitler. While he might be remebered he isn't going to be remeber in a good way. And as a result neither will Bill CLinton. (3 hrs ago | post #1775)
Cheney wanted cuts in climate testimony
I didn't know it had burned down. As far as keeping a copy of course I did. Not just the personnel but the medical and dental with the exception of the xrays. Eventually they are suppose to have everything digitalized and then all they have to worry about is media degregation. (3 hrs ago | post #545)
Gore sets energy goal for next president to heed
That has been done and at one point it was the lowest it had been in decades. Just a couple of years ago oil was trading at $19 a barrel. So far the only thing that changed before the price started climbing was congress and the senate. I have started by removing any constents and looking at what changes happened when. Right now it looks like it was congress. (3 hrs ago | post #1773)
NASA warming scientist: 'This is the last chance'
It would be interesting to see how many scientist you think are in this fiel when you consider the hundreds that agree with Lindzen. Either way calling him isolated is streching the truth when you consider how many are now supporting similar beliefs. (3 hrs ago | post #456)
Mathematical model says climate change will make storms worse
Actually the experts are not really sure about what is causing it. Some are saying global warming but they are using it like they use to use death by natural causes. It is something they use when they just don't have a answer. (3 hrs ago | post #1090)
Gore says transfer to clean energy vital for U.S.
You seemed to think that 140 million is a lot for research. While to the average person that is a lot of money it isn't compared to what companies have been spending on research. If you want a real eye opener look at what car companies spend on concept cars that will never ever see the showroom. Or better yet what drug companies spend on researching new drugs. The truth is that at best guess they are hoping to have the first planet opened in 2011 (Popular Mechanics Sept 2008 pg 60.) Even then it depends on softwoods. If that mass of forest waste is a hard wood like oak then it will still be unfit for what your talking about. Part of the problem is you think every twig is created equal. You also have to keep in mind that for the amounts that are needed that you would strip every tropical rain forest on those planet. (3 hrs ago | post #166)
Gore says transfer to clean energy vital for U.S.
So, are you suffering from any effects like mutations. Or are you just like the rest of us. Because if you are then your living proof why we should use nuclear power. (3 hrs ago | post #165)
Gore says transfer to clean energy vital for U.S.
Why is it that those of you who want a different form of energy want us gas users to pay for it all. If you think wind and solar are the answer go build a house that use only those and disconnect from the grid. Just make sure you have plenty of candles. It is funny your side is talking about choice. If it was really about choice then I would able to buy gas without ethonal in it. (3 hrs ago | post #164)
Obama's energy plan: drilling tires
Well it is either that or they use electric cars. Somehow I can't see covering those cars with solar cells that are covered with stickers. (4 hrs ago | post #78)
Obama's energy plan: drilling tires
I would be the first to admit that sometimes models are wrong. But the real question is what happens next if the models are right and ANWR is sitting on a ocean of light sweet crude that is just under the surface? (4 hrs ago | post #77)
Captains' logs yield climate clues
England also had a rather sizable navy. Also the purpose of the british navy was to protect british interests around the world at a time when britan had a empire that reached around the world. Even during the start of WWII the British had warships in the Pacific. While I don't know how you fare as a engineer I have to wonder how you managed in your other subjects like history. Remeber, those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. (4 hrs ago | post #14)
Cheney wanted cuts in climate testimony
The VA keeps the records of the numbers of WWII vets alive. The only records of Bush that the military would of kept is his personnel, medical and dental, just like mine. Other wise you would be able to fill a entire state with paper copies of all the records they have. As it is they have wharehouse size buildings filled with old records. The only other records that the military keeps are either for control items like nukes or legal document like ships logs. As far as getting rid of the rest I know one destruction site in norfolk that has two huge shredders that use 18 wheeler size trailers to store the shredded remains and I remeber how hard it was to find a open slot for my command. (4 hrs ago | post #542)
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