I just believe in long term investments.

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I just believe in long term investments.

jms — 2/29/2004 6:41:44 PM (archived)

I'm not "wealthy", the Photovoltaics set me back, but I am counting on 25-30 years of power. Like all investments, it is a risk, but I do believe there may be a time when it really pays off, perhaps better than some other invesments I've made.

There are buildings in Japan that are using Photovoltaics joined with fuel cells. (sorry, I don't have a link at hand) Very interesting tech and better than batteries for storing power. Take some of those hydrogen generating trucks foound in Iraq, cover them with photocells and leave them in the desert for awhile. Hydrogen generation is still a losing energy proposition (as is ethanol, tar sands, oil shale...), although I am excited by some of the bacteria generated Hydrogen studies.

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The View From The Summit of the Petroleum Curve - jms - 2/25/2004 12:31:19 AM
- Difference between discovery curves and production curves - jms - 2/27/2004 1:51:43 AM
- The article doesn't really say that - ebnelson - 2/25/2004 4:47:55 AM
  - only from the headline on down (n/t) - jms - 2/25/2004 6:36:29 AM
    - Only if you don't read it. Don't forget:the NYT is lying to you (n/t) - ebnelson - 2/26/2004 2:29:23 AM
      - Everyone is lying to me, it comes from the top. - jms - 2/26/2004 5:40:52 AM
        
        No, just the NYT. SA has vast proven reserves untouched. - ebnelson - 2/26/2004 1:53:18 PM
        
        NYT article on Saudi Arabia...SA = Saudi Arabia. (n/t) - ebnelson - 2/27/2004 4:17:17 AM
        
        Thanks. If you read below you;ll see that I found that out - and you're still wrong.... (n/t) - Tony - 2/27/2004 7:47:14 PM
        
        Time will tell, chicken little/howard ruff/club of rome/etc. (n/t) - ebnelson - 2/28/2004 10:14:07 AM
        
        SA? As in South Africa? - Tony - 2/26/2004 3:11:40 PM
        
        I suspect he meant Saudi Arabia (n/t) - Larry J - 2/26/2004 8:32:41 PM
        
        D'oh - Tony - 2/26/2004 9:32:34 PM
        
        But his point remains - Larry J - 2/26/2004 10:49:58 PM
        
        ANWR Estimates and other stuff - Tony - 2/27/2004 3:29:54 PM
        
        Facts please, not sound bites... - jms - 2/27/2004 1:48:37 AM
        
        I suspect he meant South America, but how knows? It's ed. (n/t) - Bowser - 2/26/2004 8:44:06 PM
        
        Wasn't it Jimmy Carter.... - jms - 2/26/2004 2:59:07 PM
        
        Of course, as always, drilling for new reserves is completely out of the question. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 2/26/2004 6:39:28 AM
        
        Which of course shows that in fact the problem is a failure of the will of the end-of-the-world faction - ebnelson - 2/28/2004 10:17:21 AM
        
        Actually, I am doing something about it. - jms - 2/28/2004 10:40:49 PM
        
        Actually that is very interesting - ebnelson - 2/29/2004 4:49:30 PM
        
        I agree with that. (n/t) - jms - 2/29/2004 7:35:03 PM
        
        Bonus points for putting your money where your mouth is - Tom Brosz - 2/29/2004 9:33:17 AM
        
        I just believe in long term investments. - jms - 2/29/2004 6:41:44 PM
        
        Solar hydrogen fueling station - Tom Brosz - 3/1/2004 7:57:15 AM
- All we need is a 0.5% shortfall. - Bowser - 2/25/2004 12:59:07 AM
  - Running on Empty - S - 2/25/2004 3:48:09 AM
    - Grim. I didn't realize how grim. - Bowser - 2/25/2004 4:25:41 AM
      - We're walking off of a cliff - Gary - 2/25/2004 6:21:21 AM
        
        Too Pessimistic. The future will be Magnificent! - SDAI-Tech1 - 2/25/2004 7:30:01 AM
        
        re:And build a high speed train network!:) (n/t) - Raoul - 2/25/2004 6:45:28 AM
        
        Lessee. If I am in the US, and my job is in India - A train? (n/t) - Bowser - 2/26/2004 1:58:51 AM
        
        We are not French, we don't know how to build trains that work (n/t) - phil - 2/25/2004 5:57:30 PM
        
        re: trains that work - Tom Brosz - 2/25/2004 6:53:04 PM
        
        Building a high speed network makes even more sense if you've got a big-ass country to get around in. (n/t) - Tony - 2/25/2004 9:07:34 PM
        
        Relatively low population density makes high speed trains unviable in the US... - Larry J - 2/25/2004 11:00:12 PM
        
        Right. It's called airlines. (n/t) - gbaikie - 2/25/2004 9:24:37 PM
        
        What are they going to use for kerosene? - Gary - 2/26/2004 5:52:09 AM
        
        re: What are they going to use for kerosene? - gbaikie - 2/26/2004 10:03:48 PM
        
        Which are great if you got over 200 miles to go. Otherwise, not worth the hassle.... (n/t) - Tony - 2/25/2004 10:18:59 PM
        
        Considering the aforementioned hassle, I'd bet that threshold number is higher than 200 miles. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 2/26/2004 12:17:14 AM
        
        re: trains that work - gbaikie - 2/25/2004 7:58:21 PM
        
        re: re:And build a high speed train network!:) - Tom Brosz - 2/25/2004 6:52:09 AM
        
        re: We do, Tom . . . - D. Spires - 3/1/2004 9:44:15 PM

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