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Zero-emission Power Plants Proposed
ckbreckenridge writes "Supercompact, superfast, superpowerful turbines called ZEPPS (zero-emission power plants), designed to combat global warming, could help produce the electrical power needed to keep up with 21st century demand. They would consume methane and oxygen and produce liquid carbon dioxide, which could be sequestered underground. The current electricity grid would need to be replaced by a 'supergrid' across the USA, says Jesse H. Ausubel in The Industrial Physicist. Work on such a system should start as soon as possible, since CO2 levels leaped up 2 ppm in the past two years as global warming becomes more of a reality."
Finally an unlimited source of dry ice for Omaha Steaks. I'm going to buy some stock....
I want peace on earth and goodwill toward man.
We are the United States Government! We don't do that sort of thing.
Say it, not day it...
That's what I get for not doing a preview...
"They would consume methane and oxygen and produce liquid carbon dioxide, which could be sequestered underground." I'll guess we'll put it with the spent nuclear fuel rods.
Lots and lots of Hormel Chili.......
*Ducks*
Monstar L
Have a safe planet and a smile.
Cows.
Or perhaps pig manure, ala Mad Max.
Where law ends, tyranny begins -- William Pitt
There is no such thing as global warming
vodka, straight up, thank you!
And where exactly is all of this methane going to come from?
The article neglected to mention that beans were to be enforced as the staple diet for the whole planet. Initially every citizen will be expected to report daily to their nearest power plant for 'fuel' retrieval but it is envisaged that within a few years there will be sufficient levels of methane for direct extraction from the air in the major cities.
It goes without saying a ban on all naked flames will be required in the major metropolitan areas.
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What truth?
There is no dupe
6 replies, 6 "crappy" posts.
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Ralph Nader put it quite well when Ali G interviewed him. "Well, you already have tens of millions of cattle, but they haven't figured out how to put a box on their asshole."
I don't like Nader, but it was an astute observation.
-Peter
We could always reduce 2CO2(g) back to C2 and 2O2 and then just burn the resulting carbon! .. oh wait
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Store the CO2 underground and when cheap spaceflight or space elevater becomes reality we can dump it into space for superman to clean up :)
I keep "proposing" zero emmisions plants all the time, but as soon as I type the word "nuclear" around here, everyone gets all squirrly ...
Time to dust off my paintball gun! What were we trying prevent from being released into the air again?
Actually, probably the best place to store it is deep under the ocean, as the pressure will keep it heavier than water anyway. The only way it can come back up to bite us is if we see significant drops in sea level, and I think we'll have bigger things to worry about than global warming if that ever happens...
Though funnily enough there's a proposal to do that (drop the sea level, using solar shades) in front of the UN at the moment. Colonel Santiago and Brother Lai are sponsoring it, but with Sister Miriam, CEO Morgan, and Deidre opposed to the idea, I doubt it'll pass.
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"Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria!" --Ghostbusters
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.........
Oil won't escape from containment and (supposedly) cause catastrophic global warming...
That's why we have to do all the work on its behalf. The world's not going to pollute itself! We all have to pitch in and do our part!
Insert obligatory cynical anti-GWB big oil reference here.
--Dan
For one, CO2 isn't radioactive for thousands of years.
Wanna bet? The half-life of carbon-14 is 5,700 years.
You do realize that by this logic the only solution is to kill everybody?
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enemy unslain
patience wearing so thin
anticipation
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Cue mental picture of "The Matrix" but with the tubes attached... elsewhere.
> You do realize that by this logic the only solution is to kill everybody?
And then we'll cremate them, and...aw, fuck.
Or we could place a huge fusion plant outside of urban areas, say 93,000,000 miles away and deliver the power wirelessly through high-frequency electormagnetic waves. When the fuel is all used up the powerplant automatically disassembles itself. And it is available today!