Energy demand is the problem | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Norman Gauss (normangausscharter.net) | |
Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 10:02:47 -0700 (PDT) |
Has it ever occurred to the critics of Big Oil that the profits made by Big Oil may benefit you and me because they can be used for exploration and development of new technologies so that we can have more cheap gasoline? With lower profits, energy companies are less able to invest in new technologies and to explore for new fossil fuel deposits. As for energy, the earth will not be able to handle all the energy generation that people want in the industrialized world. The more energy we generate, the more pollution we will have. The energy generating capacity of wind, solar, moving water, etc. is a drop in the bucket compared with what people want to consume. Only fossil and nuclear sources can begin to satisfy the huge demand for energy. If we use nuclear technology to produce electricity, we have radiation and heat. If we burn coal, natural gas, and oil, to produce electricity, we have carbon emissions and heat. If we burn gasoline and diesel fuel in our vehicles, we have more heat and more carbon emissions. These are the most likely sources of energy to come along for many years. All alternate sources have not been demonstrated to be able to make a dent in satisfying the insatiable demand for energy. Plus, all these technologies produce heat and so does the consumption of electricity. How will all this heat be dissipated? What are the main byproducts of consuming energy? Heat and carbon emissions. The more energy we consume, the more heat the earth has to get rid of. The study of the causes of global warming includes the heat generated plus the greenhouse effect from carbon emissions. Norm Gauss
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