Comments on: Why we are not switching to renewable energy sources?

By: i like using up energy

i like using up energy — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 18:54:42 +0000

I want to use up energy till there is none left for the world

By: devon dalton

devon dalton — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 18:12:15 +0000

I think that alternative energy is better,but im 14 so i dont have much room to speak of. Running on electicity is cleaner but cuts transportation speed. Thats all i have to say so thanks for listening.

By: palo34

palo34 — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 21:16:19 +0000

Response to William:
I was listing some of the reasons why we don’t use alternative energies more.
Today, it is debatable if running a car on electric is really cleaner, or cheaper than running on gas. As we become greener, electricity will be produce from cleaner means, which is not the case today.

RemyC.
I do know there are a lot more concern, and it is a reality that many countries are pursuing renewable resources and producing energy from cleaner means. But not at the rate, we would like to.
The biggest hurdle is economics.

By: Christopher Haase

Christopher Haase — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 15:30:05 +0000

Yikes, reviewing my comment…. I guess I spell like a “blogger”

By: Christopher Haase

Christopher Haase — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 15:21:33 +0000

Excellent article that embraces many truths and misconceptions people need to embrace to measure “TRUE” alternatives to our environmental and energy crisis.

We have had the tech, tools and infustructer for decades… but, until one of these alternatives “drives” the markets no “power” will move from finacial gains of oil & coal.

Fear & Greed drive markets, not better always alternatives…. that is why it is vital that we also make clear to investors that they can “make green” using greener options.

During the first “global warming”& “Oil War” of the 70’s My father was told that we would be driving “hydrogen powered” hover cars by the time I was his age… I am still waiting.

By: William

William — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 16:29:27 +0000

I disagree with this article about electric not being a good alternative source. Yes I know it would replace the pipe for the smoke-stack. But if we started to change the infrastructure to solar and wind, and not use coal powered plants, then electric would work great in fact with solar and wind combined with electric is the best way to go these days. It’s the most affordable, of course thats if it were massed produced. But like you said the world is very greedy and won’t give up that oil for the profits thier making. All that I know is that GM mass produced an electric car and it worked, if the nation was to create solar stations that produced the electricity and go away from coal to produce the baterries, then it would be quite effective. The technology is there, and the governments of the world need to come together and begin the task of converting our infrastructure instead of fighting over oil and money. If this was to happen the people of the world would follow.

By: Walter

Walter — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 07:12:26 +0000

Very apt comments, pls review my web page http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/h2energy4all
Note H2 production by RE methods (Solar PV Wind & or tidal turbines is now, with the latest technology, getting costs for H2 much closer to the Gas Gallon Equivalent of H2 (GGE)

By: RemyC

RemyC — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 01:20:27 +0000

Who says we are not? We are everyday… The government may not be moving as quickly as we would like it to… because it’s just there to keep the old machines fueled… but we’re building new ones, all the time, wind, solar, etc… We just need to empower people, with great new power house financing institutions, like http://www.ted.com for example… billions invested into alternative energy by companies like Yahoo, Google… and tycons like Gates and Branson… and the Native Americans, investing their casino earning in wind farms and nuclear waste transmutation… We’re on our way, we’re doing good, we just need to take the monster down, and we’re doing that, at Indian Point.