This is total BS. His last line gives it away. We are not walking anywhere. We ride. "Stabilizing the earth's climate is a complex undertaking and fraught with risk. If the United States leads -- and does so boldly -- I believe the world will follow." What value is the author's belief; just another blowhard? Why should the world follow the U.S.; they got out of that habit some time ago because we are no more than big BS artists like the author. In any case they do not have the money to follow.
The current reasons for reduced oil consumption are the economy and cost of oil. Longer term we will focus on security and cost of foreign involvement. It is politics and it has little to do with good sense. If we could harness the hot air coming out of Washington and from authors like this we would have all the energy we need. His statement about electric vehicles is insanity. The electric power cost for an electric car is 3-4 cents per mile. The battery replacement cost for the batteries, (limited deep discharge cycles; a cost not associated with other motive sources), is 37.5 cents per mile so anyone using an EV is really paying 40 cents per mile versus 12 cents per mile (equivalent to gasoline at $1.25 a gallon) with a Prius. And if we were really serious we could halve that using a hybrid with a gas turbine generator getting 100 mpg. The technology has been proven. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike MacCracken Sent: Sunday, September 20, 2009 9:56 AM To: Peter Read; Geoengineering Subject: [geo] Re: NYTimes.com: No Climate Change Leader as Nations Prepare to Meet The situation is hopefully not quite so hopeless. See: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/18/AR2009091801 143.html On Energy, We're Finally Walking the Walk By Lester R. Brown Sunday, September 20, 2009 Mike *** On 9/20/09 6:58 AM, "Peter Read" <[email protected]> wrote: E-Mail This <http://www.nytimes.com/> <http://www.nytimes.com/adx/bin/adx_click.html?type=goto <http://www.nytimes.com/adx/bin/adx_click.html?type=goto&opzn&page=www.nytim es.com/yr/mo/day/science/earth&pos=TopRight-EmailThis&sn2=65192d3/561f2559&s n1=dcb1d65c/835343f3&camp=foxsearch2009_emailtools_1011077b_nyt5&ad=Adam_88x 31_b_nowplaying&goto=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Efoxsearchlight%2Ecom%2FAdam> &opzn&page=www.nytimes.com/yr/mo/day/science/earth&pos=TopRight-EmailThis&sn 2=65192d3/561f2559&sn1=dcb1d65c/835343f3&camp=foxsearch2009_emailtools_10110 77b_nyt5&ad=Adam_88x31_b_nowplaying&goto=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Efoxsearchlight%2 Ecom%2FAdam> This page was sent to you by: [email protected] Message from sender: more cheerful stuff Peter SCIENCE / ENVIRONMENT | September 20, 2009 No Climate Change Leader as Nations Prepare to Meet <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/20/science/earth/20nations.html?emc=eta1> By NEIL MacFARQUHAR As nations gather for a major summit meeting on climate change, none want to take the lead in fighting for significant international targets. Advertisement Amelia stars two-time Academy Award winner Hilary Swank as Amelia Earhart, the legendary aviatrix. Directed by Mira Nair. Click here to view trailer <http://www.nytimes.com/adx/bin/adx_click.html?type=goto <http://www.nytimes.com/adx/bin/adx_click.html?type=goto&opzn&page=www.nytim es.com/yr/mo/day/science/earth&pos=Center1&sn2=48422044/176b9274&sn1=caf9713 6/2ae70fcf&camp=foxsearch2009_emailtools_1011077g-nyt5&ad=amelia_g_120x60&go to=http://www.foxsearchlight.com/amelia> &opzn&page=www.nytimes.com/yr/mo/day/science/earth&pos=Center1&sn2=48422044/ 176b9274&sn1=caf97136/2ae70fcf&camp=foxsearch2009_emailtools_1011077g-nyt5&a d=amelia_g_120x60&goto=http://www.foxsearchlight.com/amelia> <http://www.nytimes.com/adx/bin/adx_click.html?type=goto <http://www.nytimes.com/adx/bin/adx_click.html?type=goto&opzn&page=www.nytim es.com/yr/mo/day/science/earth&pos=Center1&sn2=48422044/176b9274&sn1=caf9713 6/2ae70fcf&camp=foxsearch2009_emailtools_1011077g-nyt5&ad=amelia_g_120x60&go to=http://www.foxsearchlight.com/amelia> &opzn&page=www.nytimes.com/yr/mo/day/science/earth&pos=Center1&sn2=48422044/ 176b9274&sn1=caf97136/2ae70fcf&camp=foxsearch2009_emailtools_1011077g-nyt5&a d=amelia_g_120x60&goto=http://www.foxsearchlight.com/amelia> Copyright 2009 <http://www.nytimes.com/ref/membercenter/help/copyright.html> The New York Times Company <http://www.nytco.com/> | Privacy Policy <http://www.nytimes.com/ref/membercenter/help/privacy.html> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "geoengineering" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/geoengineering?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
