RE: New Technology

2008-05-06 Thread Kunde, Brian
: Monday, May 05, 2008 4:56 PM To: Kunde, Brian; emc-p...@ieee.org Subject: RE: New Technology From: Brian Kunde Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 1:17 PM Keep in mind that all BIO-Fuels, corn, sugar cane, whatever, is just solar energy stored in solid form, in this case, carbohydrates which can

Re: New Technology

2008-05-06 Thread John Woodgate
In message 0ed66cd2c9bd0a459d54fb9119a60567a76...@mailserver.lecotc.com, dated Tue, 6 May 2008, Kunde, Brian brian_ku...@lecotc.com writes: I recently read a news story about a guy who claims he can burn seawater using RF You have a link to that? You can decompose water vapour with a strong

RE: New Technology

2008-05-05 Thread Tarver, Peter
From: John Woodgate Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2008 8:27 AM Scott B. Lacey writes: Many alternative energy solutions bring their own new problems. Using corn to make ethanol for fuel is causing food supply and price issues. So don't use corn: it's far from the best crop for the

Re: New Technology

2008-05-05 Thread John Woodgate
In message 5f5a140eb5cb094bb4d2c477c8c4ad99c83...@sjc1amfpew04.am.sanm.corp, dated Mon, 5 May 2008, Tarver, Peter peter.tar...@sanmina-sci.com writes: In the Peoples Republik of Kalifornia, some wind farms have been forced off the grid, due to 'endangered' or 'threatened' birds flying into

RE: New Technology

2008-05-05 Thread Kunde, Brian
of the world. The Other Brian From: emc-p...@ieee.org [mailto:emc-p...@ieee.org] On Behalf Of Tarver, Peter Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 11:14 AM To: emc-p...@ieee.org Subject: RE: New Technology From: John Woodgate Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2008 8:27 AM Scott B. Lacey writes: Many

RE: New Technology

2008-05-05 Thread Tarver, Peter
From: Brian Kunde Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 1:17 PM Keep in mind that all BIO-Fuels, corn, sugar cane, whatever, is just solar energy stored in solid form, in this case, carbohydrates which can be converted to alcohol or other hydrocarbons. Crops grow only for a few months out of the

Re: New Technology

2008-05-03 Thread Scott B. Lacey
An interesting discussion. I'd like to inject a few points: Prior to the discovery of petroleum oil the main source of oil for lamps was the rendered blubber of sperm whales. Pollution from coal-fired locomotives destroyed streams next to railroads. This was the public transportation of the

Re: New Technology

2008-05-03 Thread John Woodgate
In message 481c44d8.13619.3d1...@sblacey.verizon.net, dated Sat, 3 May 2008, Scott B. Lacey sbla...@verizon.net writes: Many alternative energy solutions bring their own new problems. Using corn to make ethanol for fuel is causing food supply and price issues. So don't use corn: it's far from

Re: New Technology

2008-05-02 Thread Ted Eckert
Although it is a minor correction, let me state that soot from inefficient gas lighting and coal burning was a major source of pollution in the early 20th century. In St. Louis, the Missouri Botanical Gardens bought a large piece of property far from the city with the intention of moving their

Re: New Technology

2008-05-02 Thread John Woodgate
In message ofe513f2ab.b06c3d9e-on8525743d.0060578f-8525743d.00613...@lexmark.com, dated Fri, 2 May 2008, oover...@lexmark.com writes: If we all lived closer to our jobs the same would be true. Come to Britain. If you lived more than about 80 miles away, you'd fall into the sea. If we didn't

Re: New Technology

2008-05-02 Thread Ken Javor
Precisely my point. The Ubermensch morphs into Overlord. Electricity is rationed, we are told where to live and in what size domicile, what we can drive if we are allowed private autos, and the list would not doubt go on forever. Many of these types of controls were indeed in place during WWII,

RE: New Technology

2008-05-02 Thread Pettit, Ghery
Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 11:39 AM To: Untitled Subject: Re: New Technology Precisely my point. The Ubermensch morphs into Overlord. Electricity is rationed, we are told where to live and in what size domicile, what we can drive if we are allowed private autos, and the list would not doubt go