Comments on: Do you know why oil is so high? http://blog.bggadvertising.com/2007/11/26/do-you-know-why-oil-is-so-high/ Wed, 9 Jul 2008 11:25:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: Charlie http://blog.bggadvertising.com/2007/11/26/do-you-know-why-oil-is-so-high/#comment-94 Charlie Tue, 27 Nov 2007 13:26:30 +0000 http://blog.bggadvertising.com/2007/11/26/do-you-know-why-oil-is-so-high/#comment-94 I'd never call you "the ugliest American," Al. But I don't think nuclear power is the answer, more because of the waste issue than the possibility of an accident. I do, agree with you that our government needs courage, not to build nuclear power plants but to put on the full-court press for faster development of fuel cell technology for automobiles and solar for generating electricity. I’d never call you “the ugliest American,” Al. But I don’t think nuclear power is the answer, more because of the waste issue than the possibility of an accident. I do, agree with you that our government needs courage, not to build nuclear power plants but to put on the full-court press for faster development of fuel cell technology for automobiles and solar for generating electricity.

]]> By: TreeHugger http://blog.bggadvertising.com/2007/11/26/do-you-know-why-oil-is-so-high/#comment-95 TreeHugger Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:22:30 +0000 http://blog.bggadvertising.com/2007/11/26/do-you-know-why-oil-is-so-high/#comment-95 Interestingly, the NIMBY's and the Environmentalist freaks are anti-Nuclear for reasons you indicated, but the same ilk are anti-wind because of the possibility of windmills erected in Kennedy's / Kerry's play ground or on mountain ridgelines that may obstruct the view of those with "weekend homes." The aforementioned are also apoplectic over cutting down trees for electricity production. (PSNH's Schiller station burns almost a ton of wood per minute). America SHOULD be on the forefront of Solar (Photovoltaic), wind and BIOMASS (converting wood and other carbon-neutral consumables into electricity). There is some interesting goings-on in northern NH that will provide carbon-neutral electricity to citizens while employing loggers and maintaining healthy and smart forestry in a state which is 84% forested. To say nothing of Merrimack-based GT Solar's cutting edge PV production. Sadly, the vast majority of GT Solar's business comes from Japan, China and Germany. The ethanol thing is a joke as it takes fossil fuels to make it and is less efficient than the gasoline and diesel it replaces. American farmers are plowing over wildlife habitat to plant corn to sell to the oil companies. Great! Now the oil companies are gouging us at the pump AND causing food prices to rise as they corner the market on corn. What do cows, chickens and pork eat? CORN! AAARRRGGHHH!!!!!! Interestingly, the NIMBY’s and the Environmentalist freaks are anti-Nuclear for reasons you indicated, but the same ilk are anti-wind because of the possibility of windmills erected in Kennedy’s / Kerry’s play ground or on mountain ridgelines that may obstruct the view of those with “weekend homes.” The aforementioned are also apoplectic over cutting down trees for electricity production. (PSNH’s Schiller station burns almost a ton of wood per minute).

America SHOULD be on the forefront of Solar (Photovoltaic), wind and BIOMASS (converting wood and other carbon-neutral consumables into electricity). There is some interesting goings-on in northern NH that will provide carbon-neutral electricity to citizens while employing loggers and maintaining healthy and smart forestry in a state which is 84% forested. To say nothing of Merrimack-based GT Solar’s cutting edge PV production. Sadly, the vast majority of GT Solar’s business comes from Japan, China and Germany.

The ethanol thing is a joke as it takes fossil fuels to make it and is less efficient than the gasoline and diesel it replaces. American farmers are plowing over wildlife habitat to plant corn to sell to the oil companies. Great! Now the oil companies are gouging us at the pump AND causing food prices to rise as they corner the market on corn. What do cows, chickens and pork eat? CORN! AAARRRGGHHH!!!!!!

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