And bring up the liquid hot MAGGGMAAA!
Posted on 07/03/2008 8:27:18 AM PDT by Red Badger
Ping!...........
I’ve heard that in the 50’s, nuclear power was going to be so inexpensive to produce, there would be no need to meter its use. Still waiting.
Let them live without ALL oil-based products, not just fuel.
Then call it and Oil-Free Economy.
They would then learn the value of oil isn't just for its fuels.
And bring up the liquid hot MAGGGMAAA!
Ping is right...but got news...pasadena will still have a haze from the trade winds that carry the desert sands from Africa and Asia easterly.
Why the hell aren’t we doing this?
God also created oil and coal. DRILL NOW!!!
We could do more w/ Geothermal, but Iceland is totally unique in every way. Phenomenal easily-accessible geothermal resources, small nation, etc.
We can, but only in specific areas. Iceland has a unique geology that affords them this power source.
The areas most viable for geothermal power are in the Great Basin (ie, northern NV, southern ID, northeast CA, etc), perhaps northwest WY.
Everywhere else, it would require some real work to develop the resource.
http://geoheat.oit.edu/dusys.htm
No trees? Lotta dogs with crossed legs.
I don’t want to rain on everyone’s parade but the population of Iceland is 285,000. The USA has over 300,000,000 residents. That means we have 1000 times the population of Iceland. Also, our land mass is much greater. I wouldn’t expect the solutions to Icelands energy problems to be feasible on a scale the size of the USA. Nonetheless, we should watch how they go about the transformation...maybe we can learn something from it.
Also add in how sparsely populated it is.
There’s big areas of nothing and no one to stand in the way of geothermal energy development.
More info at:
Geothermal Basics
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/geothermal/geothermal_basics.html
Many of the cooler area are suitable for home size geothermal unit for some heating.
A type of Geothermal can also be used in places where there are no volcanoes or hot springs to use for heat:
Or as Thomas Edison once put it:
“We will make electricity so cheap that only the rich will burn candles.”
The water out of my lawn pump comes out of the ground at around 68°F year round. It feels cold in the summer and warm in the winter. A simple heat pump or “swamp cooler” would work in Florida and other places not near magma vents.
Here’s one company’s solution:
I was going to ask, have they ever thought of planting trees, But then I did a little research.
When the early settlers arrived, they encountered a rich forest which they promptly cut down for construction and firewood. What they didn't realize was that, with Iceland's long winters and indirect sunlight, each tree takes about 50 years to grow back. Most of the island is now devoid of trees, but reforestation efforts are underway.
Iceland
Wait, there were trees in Iceland? It must have been warmer back then.
Why would they freeze? Big Al says we're all gonna die from global warming.
/sarcasm
They should plant popcorn trees and cherry laurels. They grow so fast they are like weeds!...............
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