Comments on: Climate Matters http://asymptotia.com/2007/11/15/climate-matters/ Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:06:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Carl Brannen http://asymptotia.com/2007/11/15/climate-matters/#comment-90675 Carl Brannen Sat, 17 Nov 2007 01:49:02 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/11/15/climate-matters/#comment-90675 As you know, I'm working on an ethanol plant. There's a book out called "Energy Victory" by the Robert Zubrin who wrote "The Case for Mars" about getting to Mars and mining rocket fuel to get back. That book has a chapter on global warming. I agree with his position: at the current levels of consumption, global warming is not much of a problem. However, if the whole world is to get to 1st world consumption levels, it's a very big problem. His solution is to promote renewable fuels by requiring cars sold in the US to be flex fuel capable. That will propagate out to the rest of the world since everybody sells their cars here. As you know, I’m working on an ethanol plant. There’s a book out called “Energy Victory” by the Robert Zubrin who wrote “The Case for Mars” about getting to Mars and mining rocket fuel to get back.

That book has a chapter on global warming. I agree with his position: at the current levels of consumption, global warming is not much of a problem. However, if the whole world is to get to 1st world consumption levels, it’s a very big problem. His solution is to promote renewable fuels by requiring cars sold in the US to be flex fuel capable. That will propagate out to the rest of the world since everybody sells their cars here.

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