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pinkpops (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 09:30 AM Original message |
In defense of bio fuels |
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Johnny__Motown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 10:00 AM Response to Original message |
1. I don't know that much about it.. but wanted to chime in anyways |
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msongs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 10:24 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. we investigated rooftop solar recently - it's still not cost effective but that may change soon as |
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Johnny__Motown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 10:52 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Not even if projected "far" into the future? Say, a decade? |
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philb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-06-08 03:59 AM Response to Reply #2 |
14. solar PV and solar hot water and solar pool heating are all cost effective in Florida |
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rasputin1952 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 10:55 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. It is a combination of all things we can derive usable energy from |
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Johnny__Motown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 11:37 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. I agree, but I am tired of just talking about it and not doing what can already be done |
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rasputin1952 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 12:44 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Transportation of ETOH is a major problem...it doesn't pipe well... |
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kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 01:56 PM Response to Original message |
7. Energy quantity and quality |
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izquierdista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 09:49 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Not ethanol, but butanol |
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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 10:05 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Or, heck, just DUgle butanol :) |
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Fledermaus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 09:48 PM Response to Original message |
8. There are good reasons why electric cars can't compete with liquid fuels. |
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excess_3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 01:03 AM Response to Reply #8 |
11. nobody cares about efficiency |
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Fledermaus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 11:31 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. I’ll go further than that. I’ll get off at the train station. |
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losthills (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 01:45 AM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Not hard to figure out |
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philb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-06-08 04:06 AM Response to Original message |
15. The big difference is the source of biofuel- some more cost effective and beneficial than others |
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