Posted by jdemaris on January 11, 2011 at 06:34:26 from (67.142.130.32):
In Reply to: Re: Steam power . . posted by WA-Hal on January 10, 2011 at 18:36:14:
I wasn't alluding to steam power being viable for the masses. Steam power, or wood-gas-capture however, is something a person can use and get around with - during a petro-shortage - when all else is stopped in its tracks. A person or family can also run a tractor and farm. Wood-gas capture kept many an electric generator and farm tractor going during WWII.
If all fossil fuel products were cut off to the public tomorrow, what do you suspect would be happening in 3 months? Especially in cold areas during the winter. No gas, no LP, no NG, no coal, and no electricty. Many with no heat, and many more with no means of transportation. Unless you live next to a coal-mine, it's likely wood will be the most available local fuel. That and a few solar panels and wind-generators.
In regard to any new technology in the horizon that has even a hint of hope for long-term energy? I haven't seen anything yet.
At present, the idea of electric vehicles is rediculous. They are mostly, in effect, indirect coal-burners.
I'm wondering what sort of technology you think is "developing rapidly" that provides a long-term, sustainable energy plan? I try to keep up and when reading closely, I've seen nothing so far. And even in spite of that, collectively we've done nothing to cut back on energy waste.
I'm on 100% solar, and that works fine for me. But, I also know that solar provides NO promise on a mass-scale. I only got it, due the Federal and State incentive programs that force all taxpayers to subsidize it.
At present, a dollar spent on energy conservation has a much higher return-yield than a dollar spent on alernative fuels or alternative-fueled -cars. Note that an electric car is not using a new fuel. It's just using coal as the primary fuel-source - with a lot of tech inbetween the coal-mine and the car.
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