Re: If not ethanol--a modest proposal

2007-02-02 Thread Christopher A. Farmer
Hello All, I have been watching this debate for a few days now before chiming in. While I agree with David's point that if biofuels are to work, we must first reduce the demand on them by utilizing other renewable energy sources like the sun. I would, however like to caution everyone that a high

Re: Carbon offsetting

2007-02-19 Thread Christopher A. Farmer
--- Tim Nuttle wrote: First question: Why is wind energy more expensive than coal energy? Is it just initial investment in building wind farms? Is it because of archaic subsidies? Second question: If the money goes to investing in building new wind farms (as claimed on NativeEnergy.com), why not

Re: carbon sequestration?

2007-03-07 Thread Christopher A. Farmer
Hi All, I feel that the best way to look at this question is to look at it in terms of the carbon cycle. If we are talking about carbon with respect to global climate change, the exact form of carbon doesn't matter. CO2 in the atmosphere is what affects radiative forcing, so no matter how that C