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Charles writes: >Yes, and what about electric powered vehicles ? Do they
depend on fosssil fuels ultimately ?<
Of course, electricity can be generated by solar power, wind power, tidal
power, etc. But the discussion on pen-l concerning this issue strongly
suggests that it's not fossil fuels (and their limited supply) _per se_
that are the problem. Rather, it's the pollution that's the problem.
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CB: I agree that there is the pollution problem. However, I have not been persuaded by
PEN-L discussion that limited supply of fossil fuels is not a second problem along
with pollution, global warming and otherwise. We have two big problems: pollution and
depletion. Right now I am focussing on the latter. I don't see anybody clearly
disproving Mark Jones and Lou Proyect's arguments that running out of fossil fuels IN
MUCH , MUCH LESS THAN A MILLION YEARS, like at most a century or two, is a big
problem as well as pollution.
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Some
fossil fuels -- e.g., natural gas -- seem to pollute less (though I'd like
to hear an expert on this issue).
BTW, I think we should move toward the best European model -- and beyond.
There's no need to be limited by what's already been done.
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CB: Definitely. Agree.
As you and I said, what about solar ?
