Friday, March 27, 2009

Good science....bad for the environment....

I am conflicted here. New science is good. But the possible impact on the environment could be disastrous.

Bad News: Scientist Make Cheap Gas from Coal.

There are a lot of different ways to talk about this. But because of the deleterious effects this could have on the global climate, I am extremely reluctant to say this good.

The simple truth is, as a society we are going to have to decouple our attachment to "cheap" fuels and explore more "cost neutral" ones. Also a diversification of energy sources is also key. Much of current predicament is predicated on the fact that our entire economy is pegged to fossil fuels. If this were to change, who is to say how that would alleviate some of our energy demands.

-Cheers

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