Comments on: Alternative Energy?

By: Big Momma Carnivore

Big Momma Carnivore — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:51:47 +0000

Don’t worry. China will burn plenty of coal and wipe out all life on the planet so they can make those clothes for Wal-Mart. We’ll need a mix of nuclear, wind, solar, conservation to stem the tide. Nothing breeds innovation like a crisis.

By: thor

thor — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:51:47 +0000

Look at the site renewableenergyaccess.com. They discuss in many articles there about this problem from people on both sides of the debate who actually know what they are talking about.

By: kusheng

kusheng — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:51:47 +0000

Talking to an oil industry executive, there’s oil available for hundreds of years. The problem is how expensive is it to remove that oil from the ground. In places like Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Iran, it’s very cheap to pump each barrel of oil out. Canadian oil is definitiely more expensive to drill for, but now that gas prices are so much higher, the Canadian crude is starting to make more economic sense to refineries.

By: Soundgea

Soundgea — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:51:47 +0000

I hope we run out of oil very soon. If we keep on driving these machines all day long, we will ruin our home (earth). The sun gives us all the energy we need to survive.

By: peter w

peter w — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:51:47 +0000

i dont know i personally cant figure out why our town mayor has cancer im shure its not the coal smoke the highway smog or the smells from industry drifting in my yard im kinda weighting out do i mind my buddys having nightmares or dieing for oil or would i mind looking at a large solar array or off shore wind farms all along our coasts were not bothered by all the trash no matter were we go and lots of recycleing not going on we probably should keep milking the earth for all its worth keep filling the landfills matter of fact they should be alloud to be at least 3 times higher than any of our skyscrapers i like everytime i want to git warm during winter that more coal miners wives and family members will be crying on tv and 100% of our energy is imported thats nice i think were fine were were at with the 800 times more pollutants then the federal limit allows and the reclamation project from the war of 1812 site i think we should just have grass growing there so that way we can continue on the tradition of energy from other places and i dont think we should have recycleing there just like all the other places in town besides what would we do with out oil and how would the handicapped people bunny hop the curb if there was more trails so they could git out i think its great that everything is made only with cars in mind why would i want to git to grandmothers house on a trail that i could go thruout the usa when i can suck energy from people we pay and they shoot at us why change what works well and besides theres no profits to be made from oil crimes against humanity shmanity we need more cars that are less efficent than forigen auto makers why make cars that are more efficent than the tin lizzy lets continue staying less efficent were ever we can

By: Tiffani

Tiffani — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:51:47 +0000

I would suggest reading ” The Death to Environmentalism.” I participated a conference from the author. Alternative fuel sources aren’t as harmful actually a lot of them come from the natural operations from our environment (not including corn because corn can be genetically modified, and forest are cut down for farm land). The author, Michael Shellenberger talks about how many people need to invest tons of money into solar energy. Yes ok, so its expensive now but look at computer chips. Computer chips were extremely expensive and because we have invested in them they can be less than a buck today. Kennedy wanted to beat the Soviet Union to space. They knew it wasn’t going to be cheap or easy but we didn’t make lame butt excuses we did it. This oil thing is ridiculous. It’s time to invest in more green energy alternatives. Currently hydro-power for cars are also being tested. Solar power and wind power again just need more money and research vested into it so it becomes cheap.

By: Fancy That

Fancy That — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:51:47 +0000

don’t count on oil meeting your long term demands. I don’t know who told you alternatives are just as bad. Wind energy, for example, has no pollution emissions. Ethanol emits about 10% of the greenhouse gasses that gasoline does.
Most experts agree that we are currently into peak production, meaning we are basically depleating our usable oil reserves.
There is a large amount of shale oil, but at this time with all the advanced technology, it still costs more energy to drill it than it produces.
There are many practical other means of energy resources, but the average consumer must start to demand them.

By: Peter K

Peter K — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:51:47 +0000

The oil is running out and there is no question about that. It won’t suddenly run out one day and that is the end of it. It will get more difficult to extract and so you will see the price rise steadily. No doubt there will be more wars about oil as it gets more scarce. Eventually people will have to switch to something renewable just because they can no longer afford oil.

By: Carpe Diem

Carpe Diem — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:51:47 +0000

Both of the things you read is probably true.
but dont you think they are bias a little?
there is probably just enough to squeeze us through 100 years.
but whats going to happen after then..? or even before if the demand is higher.
alternative energy wont be very good for then if it is not set up soon.
harnessing the powers of nature has been done for thousands of years.
the uk is surrounded by sea.
america gets lots of sun and wind.
we could make it last longer if we used them both.
at least untill a good clean system is set up.
the trick is seeing past the exaggerations and making your own decision. or read both biases and fid a middle ground.

By: jaceman

jaceman — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:51:47 +0000

It’s widely agreed that we need some sort of alternative energy source. Fossil fuels in the planet are being depleted and they are definitely non-renewable. However, the current issue remains, in that there still is no suitable alternative energy source that can run things with the efficiency that we currently get using fossil fuels. There are tax-breaks for solar powered communities, which again, are not entirely solar powered (they power their homes the same way everyone else does when there’s no sun), and really expensive. The problem isn’t really that people disagree about fuel usage, it’s really about a feasible alternative that is both cost and energy efficient, nothing which we find now. Usually they are ridiculously expensive, or just don’t provide enough power for things to run optimally.