That being said, there is a lot of room for technical advances in using fossil fuels efficiently as well. Technologies that look to become significant in the near future:
- Hybrid automobiles. If the manufacturers could deliver all the hybrids customers are demanding, there would be a LOT of these on the road. I would have held out for one (SUV, of course) if my old car hadn't been self-destructing.
- Fuel cells. Not the ones that use hydrogen directly, but the ones that crack fuels like natural gas or ethanol to obtain hydrogen. Still in early stages, but a LOT of promising avenues.
- Solar cells. Still plugging along slowly, but plugging. Efficiencies and reliability are rising, and costs are coming down. When this turns the market corner, it's going to be big.
I'm sure you people can think of others.
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- Nature: Hydrogen economy looks out of reach
- Exactly. Only nuke energy makes sense for this.
- So agree
- re: Time to face reality: Unless the hydrogen atoms are bonded to carbon, then hydrogen is not a feasible energy source.
- Rats! Somebody better let both Kerry and Bush know. (n/t)
- Nuclear energy is the only technically feasible near-term solution. (n/t)
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