Re: Vote for McCain and He'll Buy You a Pony

On Jun 26, 1:26 am, "ChrisRobin" <a9db...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Jun 24 2008 6:52 PM, WuzYoungOnceToo wrote:







On Jun 23, 7:51 pm, "ChrisRobin" <a9db...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Jun 23 2008 7:20 PM, Susan wrote:

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On Jun 23 2008 4:51 PM, Susan wrote:

"OrangeSFO" <intangible...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message

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US presidential hopeful John McCain is proposing a 300 million
dollar
government prize to develop a car battery that far surpasses current
technology.

Hmmmmm - a battery that could eliminate a portion of oil dependence
for
$3,000,000 , or corn subsidies that have proved ineffective for
$7,000,000,000 in one year..  Tough choice.

<snip>

Sure, ethanol sucks. But you forgot to explain how a car battery is
going
to, like, produce energy and stuff.

You missed where this wasn't for a typical 12 v. battery?  It is for the
development of a more efficient battery for electric and hybrid cars and
new
tax incentives for low-emissions cars.

As usual, you fail to grasp the simplest of points. It's a battery. It
doesn't create energy, it just stores it.

She never claimed nor implied that batteries generate electricity.

Meaning we'll still be largely dependent on the same fossil fuels we are
today.

Seeing as less than 2% of the electricity generation in the U.S. comes
from burning petroleum products you're going to have a hard time
supporting that claim.  Now, while it's true that nearly half comes
from coal-fired plants and another 20% from burning natural gas, the
remaining > 30% is generated from even cleaner sources.  Given that,
you still don't see how shifting from burning refined oil in your
vehicle to powering it with electricity generated via mostly other
methods provides a net reduction in fossil fuel (especially oil) use?

Which part of "still be largely dependent" don't you understand?

I see you're still largely dependent on lame ass-covering. I
understood all of it, which is why I was able to explain to you why
you were wrong.
.

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