[ale] [OT] Psychology of Denial about Climate Change

[Dustin Puryear]

I'm not delving into the global warming debate itself, but I will
respond to the "electric cars move the source of polution" comment.
Speaking on matters of economy of scale and efficiency, a power plant
converts the same amount of fuel into more energy than a small car
engine does. So while it's true that you are still polluting, you are
polluting LESS per unit energy. And, more importantly perhaps, you need
less fuel for the same energy needs.

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-----Original Message-----
From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of
Damon L. Chesser
Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2010 9:36 AM
To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux!
Subject: Re: [ale] [OT] Psychology of Denial about Climate Change

On Wed, 2010-02-24 at 23:06 -0500, Pete Hardie wrote:
> I am not stepping into the climate briar patch, but I would like to
> see the US get off the oil kick.
> If we can convert to all electric cars, etc, we get more independence,
> less pollution, quieter

How are you going to generate all that electricity?  You do know that
electric cars just move the source of the pollution, not eliminate it,
right?  Instead of your tail pipe, you move the "carbon" to a power
plant.  Did I mention, due to the laws of supply and demand, now your
home heating/electric bill is going to dramatically go up?  Imagine at
6pm when 4.5 million people in ATL get home and plug in their cars.
BOOM!  Big brown out.

> roads, and I can top off my car at home (solar, grid power, or even
> put the dog on a treadmill generator)
> 
> Wouldn't it be great to not worry about what the Middle East is doing?

On this we agree.  Dare I say, Drill hear, Drill now?
> 



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