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| perrote666 |
Posted on 03/10/2012 02:39:29
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Fosil combustibles or renovable combustibles
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| ninja |
Posted on 03/10/2012 07:14:27
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I think he is asking whether we should continue to use fossil fuels or to begin getting our energy through renewable resources.
I would definitely opt for renewable energy. At our current rate of energy consumption, we will have very little coal, oil and gas, if any, in the next half a century. Not only are these resources in short supply, their combustion is extremely harmful to the environment, releasing previously locked-up carbon, which unbalances the carbon cycle. As CO2 levels rise, and the ozone layer is worn away, the effect of climate change will really take its toll.
Renewable energy provides a fantastic means of continuing this era of technological advancement and convenience whilst reducing our impact on the environment. It's a win-win situation.
I also think that we should seriously consider nuclear energy as a viable alternative. Research into nuclear fission, in particular, could provide vast amounts of energy that would effectively solve our dwindling fossil fuel supplies.
Edited by ninja on 03/10/2012 07:15:25
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| Lolmat |
Posted on 03/10/2012 11:18:48
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I think ninja summed up what I thought perfectly.
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| ZA numpty |
Posted on 03/10/2012 12:24:50
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ninja wrote:
I think he is asking whether we should continue to use fossil fuels or to begin getting our energy through renewable resources.
I would definitely opt for renewable energy. At our current rate of energy consumption, we will have very little coal, oil and gas, if any, in the next half a century. Not only are these resources in short supply, their combustion is extremely harmful to the environment, releasing previously locked-up carbon, which unbalances the carbon cycle. As CO2 levels rise, and the ozone layer is worn away, the effect of climate change will really take its toll.
Renewable energy provides a fantastic means of continuing this era of technological advancement and convenience whilst reducing our impact on the environment. It's a win-win situation.
I also think that we should seriously consider nuclear energy as a viable alternative. Research into nuclear fission, in particular, could provide vast amounts of energy that would effectively solve our dwindling fossil fuel supplies.
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| ZA BrickSquad |
Posted on 03/10/2012 12:47:27
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We should just grow more plans, like we should make the plants take over =D
Edit: Plus....All the plants will die over time, and we make more fossil fuels for whoever will be here in a few million years,
then those organisms millions years into the future will go through what we're going through now xD
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| ZA numpty |
Posted on 03/10/2012 13:45:02
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Or, instead of just having history re-write itself in a few million years, we can just start using more solar, wind, nuclear, and water energy. Then, the earth will not get any more polluted than it already is. The only problem with nuclear energy, is we need to come up with better ways to get rid of the waste. |
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| ZA BrickSquad |
Posted on 03/10/2012 14:01:46
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Yeah ^ 
Hey guys, I have a question! I live in Miami, Florida, and you
all know how we have the Everglades. Can we, in any way, get
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| RazNinjaMike |
Posted on 03/10/2012 14:04:20
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or...put a treadmilll in everyhome...and use that to get energy...that way people can stay healthy...and not harm envrioment...
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| ZA numpty |
Posted on 03/10/2012 14:06:19
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Probably not. There may be some way, but idk. Raz, treadmills USE energy, not give energy. If anything, have an exercise bike in every home and have it generate electricity. |
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| ZA BrickSquad |
Posted on 03/10/2012 14:12:17
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Hopefully there is :/
@Raz: lmfao...i thought about that too, but people (mostly Americans ) are lazy!!! |
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| RazNinjaMike |
Posted on 03/10/2012 14:15:36
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sigh....numnuts..........humpty and ponytail guy.
using treadmill would generate electicity.......but also at same time use minimal. ya American are lazy as hell. shit even im lazy sometime. but when the monthly bill come...i'll deff start moving my ass to save money...so would many others.. |
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| The Hat of Love |
Posted on 03/10/2012 14:23:26
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I saw a TV programme where they tried to power a family's house using treadmills.
They had 100 treadmills or something and a rotation system like that and they still blacked out at one point when they were using too much power.
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| Lolmat |
Posted on 03/10/2012 15:28:11
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ZA BrickSquad wrote:
Yeah ^
Hey guys, I have a question! I live in Miami, Florida, and you
all know how we have the Everglades. Can we, in any way, get
harvest energy from it?
It has been suggested that the usage of methanogens (type of bacteria that can live in marshes, wetlands; it creates the little bubbles that float up to the surface, if you have seen them before; I live near marshy areas, so I see them from time to time) could be a source of obtaining methane (if I remember correctly, the primary hydrocarbon in natural gas.. though I think some butane and propane are mixed into it). So yes, it is an option, but I think we need to spend a little more time in making it more efficient.
Of course, I forgot to make the point that many of these renewable options are optimized according to geographic and climate circumstances. For instance, it may be awesome to have a windmill in the Arizona desert, but I can assure you that solar may be the better option there.
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| Phoenix |
Posted on 03/10/2012 21:18:59
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Fossil fuels will eventually run out. That is a fact. We are already starting to look for ways to use renewable energy to completely replace these fossil fuels. They are just either more expensive or have low net energy yield. Another thing to consider is a way to make fossil fuels renewable.
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| ZA Luna |
Posted on 03/10/2012 23:03:05
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We are looking into renewable energy, but we need to gradually transition to it while we still have fossil fuels. So many economies rely on the oil or coal or natural gas they mine from the earth. If, for example, we were to stop using fossil fuels altogether tomorrow many people would lose jobs, and countries who rely on the jobs and the money made from mining and selling fossil fuels would be in trouble.
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| Lolmat |
Posted on 03/10/2012 23:05:11
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In all actualities, fossil fuels can provide a crapton of energy... the only problem is that we cannot burn them efficiently enough. I remember doing a problem like this in chemistry. Maybe a couple of million miles on a standard gas tank if we can burn every drop into pure kinetic energy?
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| ZA Luna |
Posted on 03/10/2012 23:10:08
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Its too bad theres no way to burn them that efficiently
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| Carnage |
Posted on 03/11/2012 01:02:50
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Nuclear is the wave of the future. One huge problem with it is the misconceptions that people have about it. They think that it's going to explode and kill everyone on the continent or something ridiculous like that which is simply not true. It has been one of the cleanest, safest and most efficient methods of power generation for years. Like numpty did mention though a problem is storage of the waste created however they have designed containers for that which can survive an impact with a train going 60mph and still maintain containment integrity. People's ignorance can often be a huge hinderance when it comes to progress and the public likes to stick with the status quo but pretty soon we are gonna run out of the black liquid we all cherish and then are gonna be in real trouble.
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| Phoenix |
Posted on 03/11/2012 01:07:33
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Carnage wrote:
Nuclear is the wave of the future. One huge problem with it is the misconceptions that people have about it. They think that it's going to explode and kill everyone on the continent or something ridiculous like that which is simply not true. It has been one of the cleanest, safest and most efficient methods of power generation for years. Like numpty did mention though a problem is storage of the waste created however they have designed containers for that which can survive an impact with a train going 60mph and still maintain containment integrity. People's ignorance can often be a huge hinderance when it comes to progress and the public likes to stick with the status quo but pretty soon we are gonna run out of the black liquid we all cherish and then are gonna be in real trouble.
I believe the Yucca Mountain was designed to store this waste. I too agree that nuclear energy is a great outlet we can use. But as stated ignorance is an obstacle. On a side note, nuclear waste can be enriched to a point where the substance can be used in nuclear weapons. A renewable energy source is needed though.
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| The Hat of Love |
Posted on 03/11/2012 06:24:38
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I live a few miles away from this bitch: http://en.wikiped...r_stations. A lot of my power is probably nuclearised. it's been there for 45 years and hasn't exploded yet so I'm ok with it. An accident at a nuclear plant would be so disastrous that it can't happen.
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