tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10249940.post7273971828653147242..comments2024-03-26T20:24:43.919-05:00Comments on Papamoka Straight Talk: How is Coal to Diesel Fuel Bad?Papamokahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14611162290397820224noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10249940.post-42881979985535425102007-06-15T22:48:00.000-05:002007-06-15T22:48:00.000-05:00Welcome back Steve and yes I missed ya! I hope th...Welcome back Steve and yes I missed ya! I hope the Bar exams went well. Email me at Papamoka@hotmail.com and we can talk. I hope you and your clan are well.<BR/><BR/>Anywho back to the post... Any source away from the knife at our throats is a good thing. Frankly, I honestly believe that the price of gas is not market driven but profit driven and the more sources for our go go machines the better.<BR/><BR/>Talk soon my friend and hook Chells Roost up on your site if you haven't already! It's a great read!Papamokahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14611162290397820224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10249940.post-53777587970006103302007-06-15T21:25:00.000-05:002007-06-15T21:25:00.000-05:00Converting Coal to fuel is not cost effective righ...Converting Coal to fuel is not cost effective right now - it costs more to produce the infrastructure to create the conversion than it would to sell the coal. That said, South Africa has a strong coal-fuel industry, one of the "benefits" from the apartheid boycott, and they've developed the infrastructure to do this at a profitmaking clip. <BR/><BR/>It's not an unfeasible idea, and it's not necessarily the negative that it sounds like at the beginning. The problem would be in selling the idea to the american public from a marketing standpoint, and developing other solutions for this non-renewable resource from a practical standpoint.<BR/><BR/>It's been a while since I've been on here. I hope y'all haven't missed me too much - been busy graduating and studying for the bar and all...Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15148864091827107809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10249940.post-73846193238858201822007-06-15T07:05:00.000-05:002007-06-15T07:05:00.000-05:00It takes more energy to produce ethanol than we ge...It takes more energy to produce ethanol than we get back from it. If 100% of our corn lands went into ethanol, we would only supply 15% of our national energy need. The best plans for liquid coal call for carbon sequestration or nuclear power at the refinery to eliminate the c02 problem. We only have 30 years left on conventional oil, and there will be 9 billion mouths to feed. If we want human life to continue on this planet, we need to be open to all options. Biofuels and so called renewables for sure at this point fall FAR short of being able to ever replace gas and diesel required to grow and transport our food supply.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10249940.post-39388996052040297112007-06-15T05:39:00.000-05:002007-06-15T05:39:00.000-05:00I was watching a show on these crystal type rocks ...I was watching a show on these crystal type rocks that are formed at the bottom of the ocean the other day that I think they said it burns clean. If they can find an economical way of getting to them then there is enough energy in the Gulf Coast to run the world for a thousand years.<BR/><BR/>There has to be a better way...Papamokahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14611162290397820224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10249940.post-43604209458898593562007-06-15T00:43:00.000-05:002007-06-15T00:43:00.000-05:00If all the oil in the world evaporated (yah, like ...If all the oil in the world evaporated (yah, like <I>that's</I> the "harmless" thing it does) today, we'd know enough to start building cars that could run on any number of relatively Earth-friendly fuels. Sure, our economy would come to a screeching halt and it would be an immediate nightmare, but we could pull out of it in the long run. Since big oil will continue to be available enough to stand heavily on our backs, we should start using alternative fuels now, even one vehicle, household or business at a time. But I see no reason to, yet plenty of harm in turning to coal. The trouble truly is the fox in the hen house, the (borrowing from you) <I>good ol' boy</I> "responsible" for navigating this country to a stronger economy and to a healthier environment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com