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GliderGuider
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Sun Nov-14-10 12:44 PM Original message |
For all the policy wonks: 131 years to replace gasoline? |
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RUMMYisFROSTED
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Sun Nov-14-10 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
1. A 100 of those years will be on horseback. |
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ishaneferguson
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Sun Nov-14-10 01:03 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Or with dead Americans shipped home from oil lands. NT |
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Jackpine Radical
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Sun Nov-14-10 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
3. I begin to understand the origin of the term |
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orwell
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Sun Nov-14-10 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
4. Yeah... |
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kristopher
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Mon Nov-15-10 02:17 PM Response to Reply #4 |
22. It is hard to argue with a concept that has proven itself so often. |
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truedelphi
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Sun Nov-14-10 02:38 PM Response to Original message |
5. in the India they have the Air Car - |
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NickB79
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Mon Nov-15-10 10:16 AM Response to Reply #5 |
14. Show me a link to actual production (not prototype) AirCars in India |
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4dsc
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Sun Nov-14-10 11:21 PM Response to Original message |
6. There is no replacement for oil FACT!! |
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kristopher
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Sun Nov-14-10 11:49 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Why not? What is so special about oil? |
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Confusious
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Mon Nov-15-10 03:07 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Energy density. |
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GliderGuider
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Mon Nov-15-10 08:17 AM Response to Reply #8 |
12. And format. |
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kristopher
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Mon Nov-15-10 02:05 PM Response to Reply #12 |
19. Format? |
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GliderGuider
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Mon Nov-15-10 02:19 PM Response to Reply #19 |
23. Petroleum is on its way out, indeed. |
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kristopher
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Mon Nov-15-10 02:24 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Pushed out the door by electricity? |
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GliderGuider
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Mon Nov-15-10 03:34 PM Response to Reply #24 |
28. The reason I used that figure of speech |
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kristopher
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Mon Nov-15-10 04:25 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. Who set and articulated that goal? |
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NNadir
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Mon Nov-15-10 03:10 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Well, at the risk of agreeing with someone who clearly knows nothing at all about |
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GliderGuider
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Mon Nov-15-10 08:21 AM Response to Reply #9 |
13. If it can be so readily replaced |
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XemaSab
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Mon Nov-15-10 01:51 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. For specialty vehicles like planes and ships |
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joshcryer
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Mon Nov-15-10 01:53 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. The day the "global era" is over will be a fine day indeed. |
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GliderGuider
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Mon Nov-15-10 02:09 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. We will not be able to maintain our current level of activity |
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joshcryer
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Mon Nov-15-10 02:12 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Not sure where you get those stats but if they include inter-state flights... |
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GliderGuider
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Mon Nov-15-10 02:28 PM Response to Reply #21 |
26. According to BioJet |
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kristopher
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Mon Nov-15-10 02:27 PM Response to Reply #20 |
25. Why is "biodiesel for air travel a non-starter"? |
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GliderGuider
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Mon Nov-15-10 02:50 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. It won't scale sufficiently. |
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kristopher
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Mon Nov-15-10 03:53 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. Dude, that is a jumbled mishmash of bull. |
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GliderGuider
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Mon Nov-15-10 04:12 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. Hmmm. |
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kristopher
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Mon Nov-15-10 04:27 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. Then explain how any of those obstacles cannot be solved by more money? |
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Confusious
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Mon Nov-15-10 08:03 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. Then explain how the obstacles with nuclear cannot be solved with more money? |
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joshcryer
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Mon Nov-15-10 08:06 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. You don't get it silly person, renewables require less more money. |
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Confusious
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Mon Nov-15-10 08:11 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. It was a retorical question, sort of |
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kristopher
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Mon Nov-15-10 08:11 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. Nuke problems of costs, safety, wastes, and proliferation won't go away as gas prices increase. |
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Confusious
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Mon Nov-15-10 08:14 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. Of course, here is the answer I expected |
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Confusious
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Mon Nov-15-10 08:07 PM Response to Reply #29 |
35. Co2 |
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kristopher
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Mon Nov-15-10 08:14 PM Response to Reply #35 |
39. ex: Burning methane from composted human and animal wastes. |
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Confusious
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Mon Nov-15-10 08:37 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. Why burn methane to feed algae. Seems like a waste. |
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kristopher
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Mon Nov-15-10 11:12 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. The methane fires an electrical generator. |
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Confusious
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Tue Nov-16-10 02:17 AM Response to Reply #41 |
42. Not to crap on your plan |
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Tue Nov-16-10 09:15 AM Response to Reply #42 |
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Confusious
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Tue Nov-16-10 03:11 PM Response to Reply #46 |
56. I guess I a point you didn't think about |
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GliderGuider
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Tue Nov-16-10 09:01 AM Response to Reply #41 |
44. Scale fail |
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Tue Nov-16-10 09:12 AM Response to Reply #44 |
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GliderGuider
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Tue Nov-16-10 09:43 AM Response to Reply #45 |
48. What are you pissing in my Wheaties for? |
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kristopher
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Tue Nov-16-10 10:46 AM Response to Reply #48 |
51. You are the one "moving the goalposts" (again) |
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Kennah
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Mon Nov-15-10 01:46 PM Response to Reply #6 |
15. I agree ... |
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KossackRealityCheck
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Tue Nov-16-10 11:21 AM Response to Reply #6 |
52. FACT!!! We will ALWAYS light our lamps with WHALE OIL !!! |
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Kennah
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Tue Nov-16-10 11:32 AM Response to Reply #52 |
53. Whoa! |
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kristopher
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Mon Nov-15-10 06:25 AM Response to Original message |
10. Additional comments by authors |
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GliderGuider
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Mon Nov-15-10 08:10 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. As I said |
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kristopher
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Mon Nov-15-10 01:53 PM Response to Reply #11 |
18. We know you prefer the truthiness-in-a-fact-free-zone method of policy planning. |
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muriel_volestrangler
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Tue Nov-16-10 06:29 AM Response to Reply #11 |
43. They seem to be working backwards |
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kristopher
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Tue Nov-16-10 09:23 AM Response to Reply #43 |
47. I think it is sort of like what Franklin said about democracy being a terrible form of government... |
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muriel_volestrangler
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Tue Nov-16-10 09:54 AM Response to Reply #47 |
49. I'm in the UK |
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kristopher
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Tue Nov-16-10 10:27 AM Response to Reply #49 |
50. I don't think your assumption about their assumption is accurate. |
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muriel_volestrangler
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Tue Nov-16-10 11:51 AM Response to Reply #50 |
54. There's a difference between us casually looking at betting markets |
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kristopher
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Tue Nov-16-10 02:50 PM Response to Reply #54 |
55. I think you're right. |
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