On 3/20/06, Charles Brown <cbrown at michiganlegal.org> wrote:
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> In fairness to Heinberg et al, it is true that petroleum is an
> extremely energy dense substance and, from a lay perspective, no alternative
> seems visible at the present. However, it would be very interested in
> hearing scientists actually versed in the field address the viability of
> wind technology, hydrogen, solar etc. SR
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> ^^^^
> CB: Alarmingly, as has become apparent from various discussions of this
> issue here and on related lists, wind, hydrogen and solar do not fill the
> bill of no fossil fuels. In general, several of the alternatives take more
> energy input (usually as fossil fuel) to prepare than they replace in power
> output. Humanity seems in a serious bind. The market is not trustworthy for
> solving it.
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