TIME TO ACT NOW BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE

The world's economy is vulnerable due to its dependence on oil. Since this resource is running out production costs will just continue to rise, supply will not keep pace with demand, making us even more vulnerable. We must do more to conserve and develop alternate energy sources. Our economy depends on it.

HYDROGEN ECONOMY

Here are some excerpts from the book, Hydrogen Economy by Jeremy Rifkin. NOTE: Some stats may be out of day now. Re: Tar Sand mining/processing - "Syncrude Canada emits 240 tons of sulfur dioxide a day...25 times the amount emitted by a conventional refinery producing the same amount of oil in Texas" (Page 132)...the cost of processing tar sands is $12 per barrel opposed to $1 per barrel the Saudis spend (page 131)...My Comments: Since carbon dioxide is colorless we can't perceive what a "ton" of it looks like as it is dumped into the atmosphere. Were it colored, I'm sure more people would be concerned about how much carbon is being spewed daily into our communal air.

Do Gas Prices Rise For "No Reason"?

A woman was interviewed on the news last week regarding the ever increasing gas prices. "Prices rise for no reason," she said. No, I thought, there is a reason...GREED. Furthermore, now that everyone is concerned about what burning hydrocarbons is doing to the air, there may soon be a reduction in demand which will hurt the oil producers, and governments which rely so highly on the energy tax revenues. So everyone in the industry, I theorize, is milking us as much as we can tolerate until such time that prices are so high many turn to alternative energy sources and hybrid cars. Hybrid hydrogen cars may be the best bet in the long run. A little bit of hydrogen to power the car's electrical generator. The generator, in combination with solar panels on the car's surface, could then be used to convert some of the water (the only byproduct of hydrogen combustion) back into hydrogen. It's not quite the perpetual motion machine but is darn close. We should be using our hydro generated electricity to produce hydrogen and get the ball rolling on phasing out the use of petrochemicals for powering our vehicles.