I'm surprised no one has mentioned hydro power. Certainly not THE best, but one of the many whcih should be considered.
Bob Mowbray -------------- Original message from Luis Gutierrez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: -------------- > Leslie Mertz wrote: > > > I got an interesting question yesterday. From an environmental point > > of view, what is the best, yet still feasible, way to power the > > world? Any thoughts? > > > > Leslie Mertz, Ph.D. > > science writer/author, educator > > I think there is no single one that can be selected as "the best." Each > of the alternatives has different tradeoffs, environmentally, > economically, and socially. Wind is very clean, but unpredictable. > Solar is also very clean, but still expensive. Hydrogen is very clean, > but not ready to replace the internal combustion energy. Biofuels can > handle only small operations like farms. I cannot imagine using any > single alternative to fuel transportation and the production of > electricity worldwide. From an strictly environmental perspective, my > vote would be for solar, but there is no single alternative that is both > best for the environment and economically feasible. Perhaps someone in > this list knows better? > > Luis > > -- > Luis T. Gutierrez, Ph.D., P.E. > Solidarity & Sustainability Research Newsletter > http://pelican-consulting.com/solisust.html > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
