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Category Archives: Far Out
Escape to Mars to solve our problems? How absurd
Go to Mars? Really? We tried already did, and it didn’t work out. Remember the $250 million 3.14 acre sealed Biosphere 2 complex near Tucson, Arizona back? It was built to show how colonists could survive on Mars and other … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Extinction, Far Out, Human Nature, Planetary Boundaries, Where to Be or Not to Be
Tagged biosphere, colonize, Mars, space
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Navy claims that fuel can be made from seawater
It must take more energy to break the bonds of water, extract CO2, and recombine into usable fuel than you will ever get out of fuel so produced. We’ve known for a long time how to split hydrogen from water. … Continue reading
Posted in Far Out, Nuclear Power
Tagged fuel from seawater, navy
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Whirlwind Power
Sounds great — but will it scale up? That’s been the downfall of many projects that work small scale, like biofuels from algae & cellulosic, etc. And as I say at the top of many of these posts, this is … Continue reading
Other: human fat, playground power, sugar, tornadoes, garbage
Liposuction fat Mr. Buthune thinks the use of human fat as an energy source has some potential. “There’s an interesting business model: link a biodiesel plant with the cosmetic surgeons,” says Mr. Bethune. “In Auckland we produce about 330 pounds … Continue reading
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Tagged energy, human fat, liposuction, playground power, sugar
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