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DanG,
Isn't a lot of gas produced by patrons of Mexican resturants? Perhaps we
could liink all of the Mexican resturants via pipelines, harness that gas,
and produce a new revenue source for the resturants, thereby lowering the
cost of nachos and margaritas?
Salu,
Normando
----- Original Message -----
From: "Daniel Goncharoff" <thegonch@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2001 12:11 PM
Subject: Re: [RT] Oil! Could we end the need for imported oil?
> Isn't a lot of gas produced during the process of extracting and
> refining petroleum?
>
> Regards
> DanG
>
> Prosper wrote:
> >
> > I have had a hobby of trying to cut energy use, and have studied the
subject
> > for years. I believe that if all crude oil were to suddenly stop coming
up
> > from wells, that within 6 months for most things and 5 years for some
other
> > things, methods could be found to eliminate the need for oil. Here is a
> > short list of some of the things that could be done that are already
proven
> > in implementation or concept. This again is a short list, there are many
> > other things like gasohol, fuel cells, etc.
> >
> > Sure a little oil will always be needed for lubrication and for fuel in
some
> > extreme circumstances but that is a drop in the sea compared to what oil
is
> > now used.
> >
> > 1. Put a tax on ordinary light bulbs of 2 to 4 dollars and use the tax
money
> > to make buying energy efficient fluorescents about the same as the price
of
> > the ordinary light bulbs with the tax.
> >
> > 2. Encourage the use of natural lighting.
> >
> > 3. Encourage the use of LCD monitors and televisions.
> >
> > 4. Build high efficiency cooling plants that can be 400 times as
efficient
> > as ordinary refrigeration, and distribute the coolant through pipes to
homes
> > for air conditioning and refrigeration.
> >
> > 5. In places where it is infeasible to run coolant install cooling
systems
> > that come on at night and freeze a large amount of material, like blue
ice,
> > then during the day air is cooled by the circulating it around the
material.
> > High efficiency refrigerators that can run off of a single solar panel
> > should be encouraged where feasible. Kitchens can be designed to use
more
> > solar power for cooking in some areas. Toasters can be made to run on
gas.
> >
> > 6. Use small efficient gas Cat heaters in individual rooms for heat
instead
> > of whole house systems.
> >
> > 7. Use LCD night lights.
> >
> > 8. In cold northern areas use bio mass heating, with fuel backups
systems in
> > ultra efficient buildings.
> >
> > 9. Maximize hydro electric power generation. Improve dredging techniques
so
> > that water flow can be maximized and maintained.
> >
> > 10. Develop vehicles that run on compressed air and or electrical cables
> > that can be buried in the freeways. Air can be compressed using solar
panels
> > running an air compressor in your home and stored for use tomorrow in
your
> > vehicle while you drive it today.
> >
> > 11. Develop aircraft that are launched via linear accelerators and fly
on
> > non oil based fuels.
> >
> > 12. Develop vacuum pipes for sending freight between cities.
> >
> > 13. Plastic and glass, and metal containers can be reused just like the
old
> > days.
> >
> >
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