Re: Alternative Energy Technologies Should Be Promoted by theGovernment
From: brian (brian_at_prosof.net)
Date: 07/18/04
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Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2004 13:02:47 +0100
<AbelMalcolm@webtv.net> wrote in message
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> Sen.Kerry said that we can not fight our way out of energy dependence,
> we will have to invent our way out. And I agree with him. With the
> appropriate government policies in place, I think it is very much
> possible for us to be less dependent on foreign energy, instead of more
> dependent as we've been under Bush's pResidency.
>
> It's always been the modus operandi of Republicans to deliberately
> suppress alternative energy technology. I remember when Jimmy Carter
> was President, he installed solar panels on the White House roof, in
> order to encourage others to do the same. But in 1981, Reagan became
> President, and he promptly removed all those solar panels, just because
> the oil companies were offended by it.
>
> We need another Democratic President, like Jimmy Carter, to encourage
> alternative energy technologies.
>
> Methane gas, which comes from cows, is another alternative energy
> source. And California has the largest population of cows in the
> country. As it turns out, it's relatively easy to get energy out of
> these cows, in the form of methane, but our energy companies here are
> trying to suppress methane as a source of energy.
>
> California's cows generate millions and millions of tons of manure each
> year, which foul the air, land and water. But in those mountains of
> ordure is a lot more than just a stinking heap: it's a veritable gold
> mine, of methane gas, than can be used to generate electricity.
>
> The only stumbling block to the developing of this energy source is our
> monopolized energy companies here, such as Pacific Gas and Electric Co.
>
> If Corporate America does not encourage methane-powered electrical
> generators, then our government should.
>
> If you go to the link below, you will read about a farmer who has been
> burning methane and producing electricity since 1982. The farmer
> produces about 70 to 85 kilowatts-hours per hour -- enough power to
> supply about 70 homes.
>
> The electricity is derived by burning the methane gas which is produced
> by cow manure. And the mechanics are relatively simple. First, manure
> is scraped from barns and dumped into a pit, where it is mixed with
> water, creating a slurry. The slurry is then piped to another
> enclosure, typically covered by a huge, expandable plastic bag. Here
> the mixture is heated, maximizing the release of methane gas. The gas is
> then piped to an engine where it is burned, driving a generator that
> produces electricity.
>
> This technology provides multiple benefits: It allows farms to end
> reliance on power from centralized suppliers, feeds excess power into
> regional grids, and reduces water pollution and methane gas emissions --
> a contributor to global warming.
>
> But PG&E views this as a threat to their own industry, so they're
> deliberately trying to extinguish this alternative energy technology.
>
> For more information, go to this link:
>
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/06/27/BAG0T7D1FU1.DTL
>
> Abel Malcolm
>
> Somewhere in Texas...a village is missing its idiot
>
> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
>
> Educate yourself & go to these links:
>
> www.moveon.org & www.salon.com & www.buzzflash.com &
> www.politicaljustice.com & www.democrats.org & www.bushwatch.com &
>
http://www.time.com/time/columnist/karon/article/0,9565,472023,00.html?cnn=yes
> & www.bopbush.com
> ///////////////////////////////////////////
We have thousands of years of methane at the bottom of our seas just waiting
to be harvested, why is this enormous source energy being ignored.
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