True, but the energy/pollution involved in creating a given battery is a one-two-three time output (assuming they'll need replaced) compared with ongoing tailpipe emissions over the life of the vehicle.
Tom C. >From: "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: Doomsday is coming upon us? >Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 01:06:49 -0500 > >That should be environmentally, not governmentally but either is more or >less true... > >P. J. Alling wrote: > > Actually, you have to ask how much it costs governmentally to produce > > the batteries in the first place. If you're going to do that math to > > start with that is. > > > > Boris Liberman wrote: > > > >> Hi! > >> > >> > >> > >>> On 12/27/06, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>> Developing sustainable low or non-polluting energy sources enabling >travel > >>>> is preferable to not going anywhere, or making everyone live within > >>>> people-power distance from their employment. > >>>> > >>>> > >>> I agree that non-polluting energy sources are preferable, but I'd > >>> advocate shorter distance from home to work for a far more practical > >>> reason; traffic jam. :-) > >>> > >>> > >> Shame on you ;-). Shite - I still will have to do my morning jam >routine > >> today. By the way, in the office they agreed that I'd work from home > >> up until jam is over and only then arrive. It makes my air somewhat > >> fresher everyday ;-). > >> > >> As usual, gentlemen, one has to take into account the pollution that >has > >> to be produced in order to produce these so called non-polluting energy > >> sources. Take for example hybrid cars. I am afraid that if all these > >> batteries it carries are disposed improperly - much damage will be done > >> to the good old Mother Earth. > >> > >> However the doomsday will come anyway, regardless ;-). > >> > >> Boris > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > >-- >Things should be made as simple as possible -- but no simpler. > --Albert Einstein > > > >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >[email protected] >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
