tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35974543.post7523609662562430824..comments2023-10-26T08:26:21.572-04:00Comments on The Jolly Green General: Alternative EnergyJim caseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08951841123149476854noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35974543.post-42427115160018504372007-02-26T12:22:00.000-05:002007-02-26T12:22:00.000-05:00I think it is important that we focus on a long-te...I think it is important that we focus on a long-term outlook when dealing with the economics involved with R&D expenses and alternative sources of energy. Obviously it will cost very large amounts of money in the present to research and develop other energy sources. However, down the road, the benefits will outweigh the costs. Therefore, it is in our best interest to begin to invest in these Kris Brakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09779374695334671471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35974543.post-11339392721944338192007-01-28T23:41:00.000-05:002007-01-28T23:41:00.000-05:00In my opinion the economy has a great role in the ...In my opinion the economy has a great role in the diversification of the use of fuels, data that the maintenance of the high prices of the energy can result in the weakness of the demand when it has a chance for the alternative fuel use.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35974543.post-25626909242038656702007-01-28T21:07:00.000-05:002007-01-28T21:07:00.000-05:00Increasing expenditures on Research and Developmen...Increasing expenditures on Research and Development could theoretically shift the supply curve outwards. This in turn would make alternative fuels cheaper. But, the "could" keeps the government from investing. While more government spending would be nice, it doesn't really matter in the long run. As the demand for oil increases and it becomes more expensive people will look for alternatives on Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35974543.post-27317160620072768082007-01-28T20:34:00.000-05:002007-01-28T20:34:00.000-05:00A interesting comparison: The National Renewable E...A interesting comparison: The National Renewable Energy Lab receives $200 million annually, while private investors in the 4th quarter of 2005 alone invested $502 million in various cleaner technologies. While the government seems to be saying all the right things they haven't been backing themselves up. The government should realize when the same venture capitalist that invested early on in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35974543.post-14646276460185266862007-01-28T17:44:00.000-05:002007-01-28T17:44:00.000-05:00The large proportion energy possibilities are cert...The large proportion energy possibilities are certainly there with solar, wind, and other renewable resources, but America and for the most part the world has become so attached to the "dirtier" and cheaper fossil fuels that it will be more than just a few decades before renewable resources have any widespread impact. I agree with Adolfo in that this delayed impact depends on the ability of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35974543.post-15388617524231268902007-01-28T17:05:00.000-05:002007-01-28T17:05:00.000-05:00After reading ch 8 and this article its pretty cle...After reading ch 8 and this article its pretty clear that the energy problem fall back to a human failure and not a technological one. The technologies are out there, its up to the societies concience, politicians, to make up their minds.<br />Regarding Denmark's wind program, i think the comparation made in the article is not the best. Denmark energy consumption is by no means comparable with Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35974543.post-71441359668838163942007-01-28T14:55:00.000-05:002007-01-28T14:55:00.000-05:00I agree with Adam that the lab should define which...I agree with Adam that the lab should define which energy sources will be most efficient to pursue and thus channel their meagre budget to developing it. An increase in the labs budget will be a good idea. However, it could easily be offset by other prevailing factors like subsidies on fossil fuel energy sources which make prices of such oil cheaper. In addition to increasing the labs budget, theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35974543.post-76520374054965941812007-01-28T13:39:00.000-05:002007-01-28T13:39:00.000-05:00Alternative energy is important. Think back when ...Alternative energy is important. Think back when whale oil was the primary source of energy. Because people were concerned with the whales extinction, they found alternative sources. The cost of losing the whale population was greater than the benefit of using the whale oil. Today, we see a similar pressure. If we want to deplete environmental quality all together, we can continue using Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03723447890917949012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35974543.post-45439217688149838412007-01-27T18:01:00.000-05:002007-01-27T18:01:00.000-05:00Some countries have been demonstrating increased i...Some countries have been demonstrating increased interest for renewable power plants. Germany is an example for representing 1/3 of all used wind power energy in the world. Brazil is also showing interest in the use of alternative sources of energy, representing currently 70% of world-wide production of alcohol used for energetic purpose. In my opinion all countries that invest in these power Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35974543.post-10721106816790122292007-01-27T17:21:00.000-05:002007-01-27T17:21:00.000-05:00In my opinion we need to do everything we can to s...In my opinion we need to do everything we can to start pursuing home-grown energy. To transform world-wide the system energy will be an extremely difficult task. This is the sector that more requires capital in the world: a financial, regulating net and institucional protecting interdependent complex and that comes being endorsed and has a century more than.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35974543.post-10125953117245189772007-01-27T16:49:00.000-05:002007-01-27T16:49:00.000-05:00It's unclear why we get only .5 percent out of win...It's unclear why we get only .5 percent out of wind energy whereas Denmark gets 23 percent. Maybe they have better conditions (more windy than here).<br /> But I think now wind energy would be a great choice to focus on. More money should be invested so that the majority of houses would have their own wind turbines which don't look bad at all. And each house should be equipped with enegy Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35974543.post-59033642450168872042007-01-26T22:22:00.000-05:002007-01-26T22:22:00.000-05:00jon,
I totally saw that article. It reminds m...jon, <br /> I totally saw that article. It reminds me of Americans' food consumption, more than anything. I think that people have devalued good food. <br /> Good food should cost much more than we pay. But people are able to buy large quantities, of the same food, for less. Therefore, much more food is wasted because people are buying food that they actually won't eat. But they think that sarah tilborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01544308585797403760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35974543.post-70147542171096796492007-01-26T19:58:00.000-05:002007-01-26T19:58:00.000-05:00An increase in the National Renewable Energy Lab's...An increase in the National Renewable Energy Lab's budget would definitely be nice, but I would also like to see their plan. Right now, with their seemingly miniscule budget, they are trying to divide evenly among many different types of alternative energy (i.e. solar, wind, plant matter, fuel cells). I would rather seem them do more of the research part and less of the development first. By adamkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11384191984438984600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35974543.post-54616483099080877342007-01-26T00:56:00.000-05:002007-01-26T00:56:00.000-05:00I hope my anwser is not too obvious: if we increas...I hope my anwser is not too obvious: if we increase R&D expenditures for alternative energies we could, we would have a better change of developing an alternative to fossil fule energy, and in turn we would decrease our dependence on foreign oil. In terms of economics, the costs of these R&D expenditures could be outweighed by the potential benefits of alternative energy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03512478091299324742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35974543.post-19065560089063971832007-01-25T23:24:00.000-05:002007-01-25T23:24:00.000-05:00This is completely random, but I didn't know how e...This is completely random, but I didn't know how else to post it. I ran across an article on the NY Times that discussed how cheap disposible but chic fashion (made popular by stores like H&M or Target) is hurting the environment because people are buying lots of clothing, which takes alot of energy to produce, and only using the items once or a few times. I think it is an example of a habit we Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16820372976216018340noreply@blogger.com