Fusion projects

Fusion projects hang in limbo - Cosmic Log - msnbc.com

We're not spending nearly enough in this area.... [This Post Continues after the jump...]

Honda Civic GX - Natural Gas Powered

This sounds good... I wonder why this isn't talked about more.
This is technology that is on the road now.. using a fuel that is naturally abundant.
I don't know what the Carbon foot print is and I really don't care. Natural gas is cleaner in regard to real pollutants, cheaper than gasoline, a and if "they" let us, there is lots of natural gas in the gulf of Mexico.

So where is the "down side" that is stopping this?

FOXNews.com - 2008 Honda Civic GX - FOX Car Report [This Post Continues after the jump...]

Renewable energy cannot make a dent in fossil fuel usage

Can renewable energy make a dent in fossil fuels? | Green Tech blog - CNET News.com

Well, it's officially hopeless. If Al Gore is right, then were all doomed. Because there is nothing we can do to quickly stop carbon emissions.

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All about coal--a necessary evil

FAQ: All about coal--a necessary evil | CNET News.com


Very interesting reading. If we could replace our use of gas with bio-fuels, hybrids, and electric cars, we could eliminate our dependence on oil.

But we would pollute more.

But we can develop ways to capture the pollution and CO2 at power plants. It sounds like there are many options. [This Post Continues after the jump...]

Biofuels May Be Worse Than Oil

Well, it sounded like a good idea....

FOXNews.com - Study: Biofuels May Disperse More Greenhouse Gases Than Oil - Science News | Current Articles [This Post Continues after the jump...]

Cellulosic ethanol: A fuel for the future?

This sounds great.. fuel from a current "waste" product. It just sounds like it takes a lot of energy to make the ethanol, so I don't know the net gain.. of course it takes energy to refine oil into gasoline too, so ethanol doesn't have to be perfect to be better than oil/gasoline production.

And the idea of using a waste or byproduct is great.

Cellulosic ethanol: A fuel for the future? | CNET News.com [This Post Continues after the jump...]

Scientists debate ethanol's benefits

Ethanol cars still burn hydrocarbons and make pollution. The main difference is that the carbon in Ethanol was taken from the atmosphere when the corn (or other plant) grew. Whereas the carbon in Oil/Gas was taken from the atmosphere millions (or thousands) of years ago.

The pollution made when ethanol or gasoline is burned will stay in the atmosphere for the same amount of time, and cause the same problems.

Scientists debate ethanol's benefits | floridatoday.com | Serving Brevard County and Florida’s Space Coast [This Post Continues after the jump...]

Russia sees moon plot for helium-3 in NASA plans

Shhhhhh don't tell anyone.....
ummmm... helium-3 ... yummmmmmm

And its ALL OURS... whahhhahahahahaha

Russia sees moon plot in Nasa plans | International News | News | Telegraph [This Post Continues after the jump...]

The Big Green Fuel Lie

It seems like nothing is going to cure everything...
But that's a fact of life.
Still I would like to buy a flex-fuel car when I buy one in a few years. At least it gives me an option for how I destroy the planet.

Independent Online Edition > Climate Change

....reminds me of a Star Trek episode....

"Worse than that; do you know what the penalty for fraud is on Deneb V?"
"The guilty party has his choice; death by electrocution, death by gas, death by phaser, death by hanging–"
"The key word in your entire peroration was... d-death. Barbarians!"

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The Hydrogen Hoax

I for one never bought into the "Hydrogen Economy"... we will end up with an "Energy Economy" but what will the source be?

Nuclear Fusion is the only think left in my mind that has the potential to deliver us the energy we need. But even that isn't going to lead us to energy utopia...

The New Atlantis - The Hydrogen Hoax - Robert Zubrin [This Post Continues after the jump...]

Crunching the Numbers on Alternative Fuels - Popular Mechanics

Great Artcle on the pros and cons of several options...

Crunching the Numbers on Alternative Fuels - Popular Mechanics

It covers

E85 (Ethanol)
M85 (Methanol)
CNG (Compressed Natural Gas)
BioDiesel (B20 - B100)
Electric/Hybrid
Hydrogen
Cooking Oil

all very well..


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