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There is nothing on the group's site that shows how their numbers are
determined, nor what their plan is for providing energy for transportation.
It seems to rely 100 % on electricity, except where significant geothermal
resources are available. What assumptions are made about utility-scale
storage, etc.
It seems like just an effort in public relations.
Ciao, everybodyhttp://news.stanford.edu/news/2014/february/fifty-states-renewables-022414.html
Before we commit ourselves to nuclear power or a continued investment in
fossil fuels, let's take a serious look at Mark Jacobson's plans.
twice
When we burn a hydrocarbon, each Joule of combustion is associated with
enough CO2 to add 10 kJ of radiative heating over CO2's lifetime, and
as much when we burn coal or coal products. To continue to add such aThree
burden to the atmosphere is insanity.
Ciao,
Jim
--
Jsmes J. Diamond
Professor of Chemistry
Linfield College
P.S. I am not a nuclear skeptic, but my parents lived downwind from
Mile Island and I was about as impressed with that power company's
management as I am with TEPCO.
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