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Key word: The proper infrastructure. Unless you develop a transmission line with extremely low loss this is a big problem, not a trivial thing as your post seem to suggest.
I agree that solar and wind should be more widespread, but not with current devices. The $/KW is just way to high to justify it. Maybe when there is less fossil fuels and the $/KW of fossil fuels rise, or when the cost of solar goes down. Right now there are a bunch of "roll-to-roll" and organic solar cells technologies that look promising, if those technologies come through, they would make solar much more appealing.
Actually waiting for fossil fuel production to go into decline is the worst thing we can do, as alternative energy technologies require substantial fossil fuel inputs in order for them to be scaled up.
Why are we even talking about wind and solar. The neccesary infrasctructure will not be invented for at least 20-30 years, and then will take another decade or so to implement. We need something now, and that something is natural gas. We easily have enough natural gas in this country for everything, and we have the technology now. Natural gas is the energy source of the future, whether the eco-loons like it or not.
Can I ask you a serious question? Do you recycle? Do you turn off the water when you are brushing your teeth? How about lights, tv, etc. when you aren't using them? What do you care if somebody wants to drive an electric car? Maybe, just maybe, they find a gas hog to NOT be economical and prefer an electric car to simply save money. Is it possible that caring about taking care of our planet does NOT make one an *environ-wacko* as you stated.
All of the actions you mentioned are common sense, and I do those things. Purchasing an electric car in an effort to appear "green" is wacko when that vehicle has a worse environmental footprint than the default IC-engine vehicle. Fact.
All of the actions you mentioned are common sense, and I do those things. Purchasing an electric car in an effort to appear "green" is wacko when that vehicle has a worse environmental footprint than the default IC-engine vehicle. Fact.
But, I didn't say anything about purchasing an electric vehicle to *appear* green. What I said was that some people want/need to save the money they spend on *fuel* and could purchase an electric vehicle in order to do so. I rented a Prius when I was on vacation and let me tell you, after putting 450 miles on it and only paying 18 bucks to fill it up, I was really happy. Then I came home and paid 60 bucks to fill up my ML 350, so now I am seriously considering purchasing a hybrid of some sort. Hey, if it helps the environment that is great, but it's not the ONLY reason I would buy one.
All of the actions you mentioned are common sense, and I do those things. Purchasing an electric car in an effort to appear "green" is wacko when that vehicle has a worse environmental footprint than the default IC-engine vehicle. Fact.
Also, please show me some links that verify what you said previously about electric vehicles having a worse environmental impact than gasoline powered (IC) vehicles.
Also, please show me some links that verify what you said previously about electric vehicles having a worse environmental impact than gasoline powered (IC) vehicles.
fuel reduction?? chevron stands to lose billions. remember chevron & exon telling their puppet in DC that consumer usage does not affect price -- you remember-- when gas was 5 bucks a gallon.
they lied.
Also, please show me some links that verify what you said previously about electric vehicles having a worse environmental impact than gasoline powered (IC) vehicles.
Why should we let the fear-mongering about that bogey-man continue when nuclear CAN be the panacea will are looking for.
France seems to do well with nuclear power and the waste issue - don't they rely on nuclear power for 70%+ of their energy needs?
Are you telling me that France can do a better job than we can?
A conservative advocating following in the footsteps of Western Europe?
I have so much else to recommend!
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