RE: replacing fossil fuels

2010-06-15 Thread Dan Minette
>What about nuclear? Aren't most its operating costs well known today? >Why aren't "we" (and by "we", I mean everyone, not just this list) >talking more about nuclear power in light of the oil spill? Well, nuclear is a good replacement for coal and natural gas, and not so good of one for oil.

Re: replacing fossil fuels

2010-06-15 Thread Max Battcher
On 06/14/2010 07:51 PM, Dan Minette wrote: SBSP will get into that range if there is a way to get transport to GEO down into the $100 per kg or less range. Which I think will happen when Star Wars works. :-) In the field of synthetic biology prices have been falling a factor of two per year fo

Re: One Fish, Two Fish, Oil Fish, Goo Fish

2010-06-15 Thread Alberto Monteiro
> > On a personal level (and not nearly on the same scale as the > folks in the Gulf area), my extended family is scheduled to > hold a reunion on the beach at Destin, Florida. We are anxiously > watching to see if we are going to be oiled out. It's a pain, > especially as I've been looking forwar