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cheaper petroleum
posted by benjamin on 1/23/2006 - This comment was recommended 2 times
Oil storage, the demand growth for expansion projects are implemented.In Greece liquid$br$ fuels and gaseous imports and exports total $672,220.The Greek energy strategy is Biodiesel mix in gasoline and Biothenal. In the phillipines,the coconut oil (biodiesel) are used in vehicles as an alternative to diesel which is cheaper. I wonder why Aristotle Onassis became rich$br$ in petroleum business and was called the shipping magnate.$br$ $br$ The govt. is finding ways for a cheaper consunption of gasoline and diesel. Finding alternative resources except those private companies and businessmen who have their ways of bargaining.$br$ So cheaper petroleum,less pollution$br$
PowerDown
posted by dalv20 on 1/22/2006 - This comment was recommended 1 time
i applaud you for going public with "peak oil" ...but are you seriously expecting a world of 9 billion... are you expecting to "prepare" the world for that number of humans "with a rising standards of living"? Seriously?$br$ PowerDown says Convervion and Contraction... what do you say?
Energy Conservation
posted by Klaus Lucht on 1/22/2006 - Be the first to recommend this
It is certainly very important that oil and other companies are doing their utmost in finding new resources. However, I think the most important item is that governments have to set targets to reduce petrol consumptions and car manufacturers have to manufacture the right vehicles.
Responsibility
posted by Mark on 1/22/2006 - Be the first to recommend this
I think the it is the oil companies responsibility to give us the truth. If the oil companies said “peak world oil production will be in 2010” (or today) then we would all wake up and figure out what to due from human ingenuity and determination. If the oil companies keep saying no-worries we will find more then we will do nothing.$br$ $br$ We do not have the engineer a new social system. That will come naturally depending on what combination of solutions really work. Cheers, Mark$br$
Fluorescent Bulbs
posted by crx89 on 1/21/2006 - Be the first to recommend this
Fluorescent bulbs can save energy for lighting up to 75%. That and the combined efforts and technological inovations in LED lighting can significantly save energy and reduce emissions around the world. Maybe the government needs to subsidize the manufactures of these types of bulbs to reduce the costs and bring them into the mainstream.
www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=cfls.pr_cfls
Cheers to Chevron
posted by MicahJohnWilliamOlson on 1/20/2006 - Be the first to recommend this
Hey its cool that Chevron created this topic board. I hope what they aim to accomplish is much more then just a PR move, but its more then I'd expect. Pressure more corporations and elected officials to confront the issue of the upcomming energy crises. Industrialized Society vs. The End of Cheap Energy could rank up their with the biggest events in human history. How it will unfold will be determined by how we confront it. $br$ $br$ Generate commotion over the topic, educate people, increase awareness. Ignorance or faith in the market alone will lead us to repeat our worst moments in history. Another Great depression, resource war, deadly famine, are hard to avoid when the resource we all depend on runs out. $br$ $br$ Right now it seems our governemnt opts to rely on its military dominance to set us up for the next 50 years, by invading the oil rich regions of the world. Our government's fall-back plan is our cache of coal which could power our infastructure for some decades. Unfortunately coal is far dirtier then other resources, the emissions it would create would not be worth the mere decades of extended life it would grant to our industry. $br$ $br$ Anyways... the world is mostly unaware of this impending energy crises. Talk about it, share your points of view. Debate those who are hesitant. We can't face this alone, so talk to people, say to them: Will you join us?
Hydrogen/Gas Mix – Can eliminate need for conservation
posted by Rizzi on 1/12/2006 - Be the first to recommend this
There are many inventors trying to bring to market devices that are small enough to be retrofitted into vehicles that would add hydrogen to the fuel mixture prior to the gas being burned in the engine. This mixture would boost power and cut need for fuel to engine cutting fuel usage by 10 to 40%. Do to the more complete burning of fuel, it would also reduce pollution up to 97%. Oil industry should actively promote innovations that make their product cleaner and more efficient
www.privatepower.ca/101/privatepower/
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Viable technology, but more research is needed
posted by nseidm1 on 1/12/2006 - Be the first to recommend this
Automotive hydrogen enhancement technologies will indeed reduce gasoline and diesel requirements 12-35%. As for the extent of pollution reduction, I would argue that a Brown's Gas enhanced system is superior to a solely gasoline or diesel system; the degree of difference must be determined via scientific experimentation. The degree of pollution reduction is the debate, not the notion that an improvement does indeed result.
www.waterfuelconverters.com
Hydrogen/Gas Mix - Can eliminate need for conservation
posted by Rizzi on 1/20/2006 - Be the first to recommend this
Please see my earlier posting. $br$ $br$ The gas savings of 10 - 40% relates to the more powerful burning of the GAS. This means you need less gas to get the same energy output. $br$ $br$ The reduction in pollution is due to the more complete burring of the fuel. IF 100% of fuel is burned then there is no pollution. $br$ $br$ http://www.privatepower.ca/101/privatepower/$br$
An idea
Well.. its 1:52 AM and a little late for me to start writing an essay on how to save the world, but if all we are looking for is a compilation of ideas, here is mine.$br$ $br$ Redesign future communities, the urban and suburban design will fall flat on its face when oil runs out. Farm's, work, and home should be designed to be in short distance of eachother. Good bye Walmart.. sorry but global trade = impossible when you subtract oil from the equation. Wind energy constructed on top of farm land if possible, or future farm land created over newly developed windfarms. Surround those farms with newly designed communities that don't require highways and parking lots to function.$br$ $br$ Theres a million other things that need to be done, but before anything, more people need to get serious about this issue. Talk about it.
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Your community
posted by Jack Bayless on 1/20/2006 - Be the first to recommend this
Sounds good and if you search the words "car free" on google.com you will see you idea. In real life you could move near a bus line and get rid of your car. Most people in New York ride the trains, but of course subject to the whims of the operators. We need horizontal elevator type controls so we don't have to depend on operators.
Plutonium , Pu238
posted by Jack Bayless on 1/19/2006 - Be the first to recommend this
If we could get the government to release stockpiles of Plutonium, it would release enough energy to power homes and cars. It has been used in pace makers so it is safe enough for anybody. A small amount will boil water, so steam powered cars would be practical. And it could heat homes, and air condition homes with an absorption type cooler. Or a thermo pile type cooler. Search it on google.
Energy conservation
posted by JediCaron on 1/19/2006 - Be the first to recommend this
The question posed assumes that the energy conservation effort is the responsibility of one entity, either the government or the industry or the individual. Excessive energy use and finite resources are not the problems of one, they are the problems of many. Everyone, in fact. I suggest education for the individuals. For industry I suggest an immediate halt to all improvements on current practices. Quit trying to improve combustion engines and the vehicles that use them. Divert all of those resources into finding a new form of travel and converting existing factories and manufacturing processes to produce the new engine/transport. This new way must not involve finite resources and must be clean. Diverting designers and engineers and resources will not cost more money. As for the government, It should develop a plan to phase out oil usage that begins with phasing it out of the commercial sector so that only the government uses it. After that, the plan should involve phasing out combustion engines altogether and resupplying the military over time with the new engines. Allowing the military to take more time will ease the expense the change will cause taxpayers. As an incentive, the government can offer an incentive to any company that works on the solution in the form of a tax break, and it can also form a competition so that the 10 more feasible solutions can be rewarded with exclusive development rights and grants. This will work for the transportation industry, and a similar plan can be developed for the power industry and the airline industry. Once feasible solutions are developed, the technology can be sold to other countries, with special consideration for developing third world countries. The most important part of this plan is the diversion of current knowledge and resources from improving what is to developing what is needed. It involves all sectors-individuals, industry and the government. If other countries wish their industries to be involved in the development competition, they can fork over an equal share of the incentives.