tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19490962.post114416839031616277..comments2023-12-10T10:06:41.979+00:00Comments on mutations of mortality: Global warmingTerry Hamblinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06346629921055055879noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19490962.post-1144445152331659532006-04-07T22:25:00.000+01:002006-04-07T22:25:00.000+01:00The oil wells might not dry up completely, anonymo...The oil wells might not dry up completely, anonymous, but the demand may outstrip supply. (Think of China's burgeoning economy and demand for luxury goods.)<BR/><BR/>And the question to me is not what car gets the best mileage but rather what puts out the least pollution. There is no way automobile exhaust is good for anyone, whether it is partly to blame for global warming or not. <BR/><BR/>As to car factories, they will continue to be built because cars don't last forever and there is increasing demand for them in places such as China, Brazil, and India. If we are going to suffer the environmental consequences of their creation, we may as well create ones that are the least damaging to the environment.<BR/><BR/>Onward, faithful Prius!David Arensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13876562687586184006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19490962.post-1144178437669386792006-04-04T20:20:00.000+01:002006-04-04T20:20:00.000+01:00Well, the oil wells aren't going to dry up in your...Well, the oil wells aren't going to dry up in yours or my lifetimes. <BR/><BR/>There is abundant energy in tar sands, oil shale, coal, methane hydrates, nuclear, wind, solar, geothermal, etc.<BR/><BR/>The answer should be an energy source that does not add to the carbon load of the atmosphere. The logical choice is the new generation of nuclear power, perhaps the 'Energy Amplifier' proposed that uses thorium rather than enriched uranium. This results in much shorter-lasting radioactive waste (500 years rather than 10,000), and also can burn up waste from existing nuclear fission plants that are being stored on site at functioning and closed conventional nuclear power plants.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19490962.post-1144172598420040832006-04-04T18:43:00.000+01:002006-04-04T18:43:00.000+01:00FYI: You might find my blog to be an entertaining...FYI: You might find my blog to be an entertaining introduction to the good and bad of nuclear power.James Aachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08762006792617588325noreply@blogger.com