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Energy independency
Two articles in today's news.
The first is about Brazil where they are nearly completely independent from foreign oil through the development (over 30 years) of ethanol. Seventy-five percent of the cars sold in Brazil since 2003 are flexfuel vehicles. Kinda makes you wonder why Brazil saw the writing on the wall after the 1975 oil crisis and we didn't. There are quite a few administrations that have let us, the public, down. Shame on them. All of them.
The second is in my home town. Just north of Tucson, in a place called Red Rock, they have put into operation a 1.3 megawatt solar electrical system that heats oil to 540 degrees and uses this heat to create steam and run a turbine. It provides power to just over 200 residences and while small, it is an indication that this can be done economically since it was funded by a utility. Kudos to the private sector!!
What the hell...We're all doomed.......
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Bob S. former owner of a 1984 silver 944
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