Tag: messianic miracle fuels
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Clean Energy? Not So Much.
It seems that every couple of years another big time enviro of one stripe or another starts hawking some messianic fuel source or another. I’ve gotten into flame wars with “pragmatic progressive” policy wonks over bio-fuels (um, dear, the net gain over fossils? Zero. But I’ve got a machine for sale that runs off of…
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The Next Messianic Miracle Fuel
Ok, so lithium is not a fuel, it is a material component for storing fuel– in this case, electricity. Lithium-ion batteries are the latest “green” holy grail. Eco-mirage of the hip. Messianic miracle material for the eco-techie. Any good (paid) environmentalist tell you that if only we had enough hybrids on the road, we would…
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Pick Up an Isthmus! Then read more about Jevons Paradox here….
Moving toward a resilient, sustainable, green world will require a thoroughgoing ethic of conservation; emphasis on ethic.