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 the best crop for the job; it just happened to be convenient for pilot studies. This is really OT, but it isn't the solutions that BRING the problems, At most, they give human stupidity (closely allied to cupidity!) and lack of foresight the scope to CREATE problems. >Windmills are noisy, and expensive to build and maintain. Where it's windy, the noise doesn't matter. And no doubt building and maintenance costs will fall as experience is gained. >Electric and hybrid vehicles have issues related to the batteries and >controls. >Firefighters and other emergency workers are >concerned about safety in accidents. Probably largely due to aversion from anything new. There are far more hazardous things on the roads. >The >average mechanic is forbidden to work on them and the ones who have >been specially qualified are in great demand. ... which could have been foreseen and proper training programmes set up. > >Ken Javor has stated the real problem >correctly. The Overlords want more control of the kind they had at the >dawn of the industrial age and will try to get it through engineered >crisis'. I don't see that we need to postulate any Overlords with evil intent. Humankind screws itself up quite well without. For example, to bring us back to our muttons, the people involved with the new safety standard IEC 62368 are being bombarded with opposing views, all economical with the truth, about the desirability (or not) of making TV cabinets flame-retardant. -- OOO - Own Opinions Only. Try www.jmwa.demon.co.uk and www.isce.org.uk Murphy's Law has now been officially re-named The Certainty Principle John Woodgate, J M Woodgate and Associates, Rayleigh, Essex UK - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to emc-p...@ieee.org Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas emcp...@ptcnh.net Mike Cantwell mcantw...@ieee.org For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org David Heald: emc-p...@daveheald.com All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
