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Posted: 2/20/2006 3:47:19 PM EDT
Via Drudge
Wonder what it is, and how long before the "breakthrough". |
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Probably nothing you haven't already heard of, if you pay attention at all.
OTOH, it COULD be an engine that runs on static electricity. |
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I saw something just recently about huge improvements in solar cells, like 100x more effective.
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Well, my car runs on GAS not some mythical future power source.
The onlybreakthrough I'd care to hear about is drilling some holes in Alaska. |
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It's nucular energy!!! (Somebody had to say it) |
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Harnessing the hot air from the Hill? |
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Faith-based cars that run on the Power of Christ!
The Power of Christ Propels you |
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Oh crap. |
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Could any human with an IQ over, say 110, possibly believe that modern man, our US economy and/or greedy white businessmen would possibly even let us come close to running out of the catalyst of our economy????? Is that possible??? Is it a form of manipulation or simple gullibility that makes the little red hens run?
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that's funny you |
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May be they got the Mr. Fusion from Back To the Future Working. Better save my bananna peels!
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I wish I thought of it. I ripped it off from somebody else. I was in stitches, though. |
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Parents dropped you a lot when you were younger, eh? |
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Simple, they will just switch to selling these new items. The buggy whip makers were a tough nut to crack too. You don't see many around anymore though. Ethanol costs significantly less than gasoline. My guess is they can still make a profit and not have to share it with the third world, they'll do it. |
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There is a patent in the process of expiring: Alpha-Beta Voltaic battery the pics used to show up ... hmmm. |
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"The savings don't stop. Tell a friend." |
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It's already been developed and built. Trouble is, the inventor dissappeared and said he'll destroy it if anyone tries to take it...
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When we're really on the edge of a breakthrough, you'll be able to tell.
The OPEC countries will be building pyramids with all the bricks they start s#!tting. |
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Bush is here in Colorado to stop by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
He just landed with a bunch of helicopters walking distance from my work. It was cool. |
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Your mother sniffs socks that smell! |
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Should a new practical energy source be miraculously be developed and the price of oil completely crash...the implications would be unbelieveable.
The level of importance of the entire Middle East would be wiped out. Their source of wealth and subsequently political influence would be GONE. They would be about as influential as most of Africa in global affairs. They'd be pissed. Given their lack of economic diversity, they'd starve...and I don't think they'd go out quietly. Think of it as riots by welfare recipients if their entitlement checks (i.e. oil) were suddenly yanked...though on a much more massive scale and blame the rest of the world for their problems. ...and I don't think they'd go out quietly. The rest of the industrialized world would have a HELL of a mess on their hands. I met an old, long time crude trader once (dont remember his name) and we discussed briefly this matter, and I voiced my concerns. He agreed with me. He concured that the biggest fear of the savy Middle East oil field owners were long term soaring oil prices...as it would mean their gravy-train was over as new technology would surely be developed. Then the shit hits the fan. |
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Wouldn't it be funny if he's been brainstorming with Tony Blair and this "energy breakthrough" is actually a 95% tax on gasoline sales. Stupid brits.
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There would still be a market in petrochemicals. I just hope that we'd be able to provide our own needs in that regard.
I would LOVE to see the ME has to drink their oil. |
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Shit, the company that developed it used to be here in Portland. Out of business now, apparently. If the thing works like they say, you could power your house for years with something the size of a water heater. |
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My God, there really are seemingly intelligent people who believe that barbaric bull shit.
The world will not come grinding to a halt. We will not die out overnight like the dinosaurs supposedly did. The sun made every single source of energy and it will continue to do so. When the oil fields start to go dry man will of necessity, find a new source. |
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Will man find a way to get more air when he's doing a cave dive 85 feet down and he runs his tank dry? Out of necessity? |
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I dont think we are near a "breakthrough" but I know that Lithium Ion battery preformance is being pushed for applications in hybrid cars... Also Supercapacitors are in the development stage that could also help. Lithium Ion prices will drop over time as thier use is increased.
IMO bush is full of BS he touts his plan to cut mid-east oil while he has no plans to pay for it andx cuts funding on research. |
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I'm just saying necessity doesn't guarantee we get what we want/need. The similarity is running out of something we need. |
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They are going to make biodeisel from all of the dead birds falling
from the sky inflicted with bird-flu. Hey, make lemonade GM |
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However, we DO have many alternate technologies. They just haven't been cost-effective. |
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My you are incredibly short sighted. Why wouldn't you want to get your home electricity from solar panels on your roof instead of the utilities? There are people right now who sell power TO the utilities and get a CREDIT every month. Or would you rather keep shoveling more and more money to greedy energy, gas and oil companies? Electricity from renewable sources means less profit to Big Oil and the terror supporting countries. Sadly the oil companies will spend all of that profit not on new sources of oil but on trying to strifle innovation in renewable sources. They fear the day that you can "fuel up" your car's energy source by solar panels on your garage roof, and run your home air conditioning from panels on your home. In fact it would make them (and the middle east) irrelevant. |
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ANY move by the current administration will be "not enough". We could have a million jigawatt battery the size of a toothpick and the naysayers would find fault. The topic is on the table and is being discussed at the highest levels. THAT, My friends is progress. LED lighting technology is going to save a bunch of energy as well. Look how long these little bulbs can run on a regular battery. Saving electricity is a huge step as well. It ain't all doom and gloom, no matter what the chicken littles say....
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The difference is that we're not all going to run out in the next hour and all die less than three minutes later. |
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I agree completely. Like you said, the cost-effectiveness...None will support the abundance (in terms of wealth, lifestyle, standard of living etc) we are experiencing on cheap oil. Not in their current incarnations anyway. |
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+1 on the LEDs. Do you guys notice that (at least in my area - Illinois) nearly all new traffic lights are being done with LEDs? They're brighter and consume far less power. |
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If you own a factory, make sure you blow it up first... |
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Certainly. I'm just saying wanting or needing something doesn't guarantee we get it. I figured that everyone has had enough life lessons to know that one unless they've been awfully spoiled. |
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I do Geographic Information Systems work for major O&G outfits. A lot of my mapping work here in CO has been out on the Naval Shale Oil Reserves. Colorado could have another boom over shale oil. |
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By useing magnetic reversal principals & anti-gravitational gyroscopes along with some nuclear fusion, I have developed a method to produce an unlimited free power supply. I came up with the idea after eating some homemade chili.. Its a gas! ha.
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