>From Mike Carrell: > Pay attention to the emerging news from Blacklight Power. An > existing cell delivers 50 kW peak power and 753 kJ from a 5 > gm charge of fuel. That energy will vaporize 8 oz. of water. > An energy balance estimate from Mills says that a 1 gigawatt > power plant would consume 1 liter H20 per second. Much, > much work remains to be done to achieve that, but the time > of the Oil Gang will pass. This will not solve the problems > of human nature but the path of human future can be much better. > > Mike Carrell
Sounds encouraging. I've got to ask the following questions cuz you known damned well know someone (or some concerned citizen's group) eventually will. The questions being: Goodness gracious me! How much of our planet's finite water resources are we permanently destroying in order to feed our global civilization's thirst for gigawatts of power? Won't our precious planet eventually shrivel up like a dried prune - turn into a vast Dune-like desert planet, or like Mars? And here's another gem I'm sure someone will eventually fret over: All that extra Oxygen that's being liberated into the atmosphere. Won't objects like cars and steel buildings begin to rust more quickly? Won't we experience deadlier forest fires due to the increased oxygen content that is likely to be belched into our atmosphere? You just KNOW someone is NOT going to be happy! Card carrying luddites are going to have a field day with this. Regards Steven Vincent Johnson www.OrionWorks.com www.zazzle.com/orionworks
