Re: Bizarro - 26 Feb 2008

No imagination whatsoever. Zero faith in the ingenuity
of humanity.

=v= That's quite a stretch. Not a new one, though: the idea
that recognizing a problem is "zero faith in humanity" has
been dusted off from the archives of public relations firms
supporting nuclear power. An Enemy Of The People is of course
the next step.

There are other options. From using waste frying oil, ...

=v= Cogeneration is good, but this one begs the question, as
it hinges on fossil-addicted agribiz to create and transport
and fry the (genetically-modified soy) oil. The amount that's
available also depends

... to bio-gas and bio-diesel, ...

=v= Which generate more carbon overall, whoopsy.

... to algae that generates butane as a waste product of
photosynthesis, to organisms that eat waste/garbage to
produce fuel, ...

=v= Vats of genetically-modified organisms; there's something
that could never go wrong.

... to a new solar cell that directly converts sunlight
into hydrogen, to a radical new engine that operates on
the principles of a Sterling motor but without any moving
parts.....

=v= All still in the "back of the envelope" stage, without
actual numbers totted up.

=v= I follow this stuff closely. It's been "one breakthrough
away from solving everything" for about three decades now.
Where "solving everything" means preserving the most wasteful
and polluting approach to, well, everything.
<_Jym_>

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