Agree with that. I would like to add that nature has given us the perfect energy supply chain, as we consume good foods and develop layers of fat energy with which to use (carbon free although some methane occasionally escapes..), so the only real sustainable energy is to use your legs a little more.
I'm as guilty as the next guy for not doing this, but in order to get further down this road we must consume local products as much as possible - and there is no reason biofuels production on a local level shouldnt be a little step towards this... > The problem with today's cars is exactly that they are > mass-produced. Mass-producing electric cars isn't going to > solve that. > > The problem with most electrics is that the job they do best of > all is the job we should be doing with our feet. > > The entire debate around the ecology of transport is that the > matter of scale is always left out. Arguments rage about so > many of molecule x versus so many of molecule y, without ever > considering that patterns of use will radically influence the > overall volume of molecules we're talking about. The first > issue should be to address vehicle use patterns. This requires a > holistic approach, and a sound appreciation of the purposes of > most vehicle trips, and how that relates to the structure of > cities. > > The bulk of one's effort should be oriented to developing a > living environment in which driving is unnecessary, and walking > supported by public transport is the obvious way to get from A > to B. Given that, the entirely subsidiary project of designing > cars and fuels concerns not so much cleaner cars and cleaner > fuels, but types of vehicle and fuel best suited to manufacture > for a very-low-demand scenario. > > The beauty of ethanol and biodiesel is predominantly that it is > perfectly suited to such a scenario. If motor vehicles are > rare, we aren't going to run them on a fuel that requires > drilling very expensive holes in another country. We would need > a fuel that can be made in small quantities as an agricultural > by-product. > > The same applies to manufacture of vehicles. In the light of > the above, the Toyota Prius is an ecological disaster compared > with Keith's Landies, or other classics, or something > Lotus-7-ish, or a traditional hot rod, or a proper motorbike > made out of bent tubing. Note how typical current legislation > militates against this approach. > > -Dawie > > > > ___________________________________________________________ > The all-new Yahoo! Mail goes wherever you go - free your email > address from your Internet provider. > http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html > > This message has been scanned for viruses by MailControl - > www.mailcontrol.com > -- David Atkins JG Palmer LLP **************************************************************************** Any views or opinions are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of JG Palmers LLP *************************************************************************** The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material.If you are not the intended recipient of this message please do not read ,copy, use or disclose this communication and notify the sender immediately. It should be noted that any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. Email communications may be monitored **************************************************************************** _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
