Re: Scientists take on the hydrogen storage problem

Replacing oil with an alternative doesn't have to require infrastructure
changes. For diesel engines, Biodiesel and vegetable oil use the same types
of trucks, tanks, and pipeleines as oil and diesel. For gasoline engines,
ethanol uses the same infrastructure, and similar engine technology.

nuclear is not a replacement for transportation fuels.

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> On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 14:28:19 -0800 (PST), [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bobster
> .) posted:
>
> >The price of oil and gas is a matter of supply and demand. The fact that
> >we have not yet reached the end of the supply really has little to do
> >with how much is being pumped right now. We could easily speed up the
> >pumping,and just run out sooner.  Whether we reach the pont where gas
> >and oil go up in price because we can't pump it as fast as the demand
> >occurs in a decade or 100 years, does nothing for national security,and
> >it really does nothing for the environment.  The point of planning ahead
> >for something is to be ready with an alternative when it does happen.
> >And, since replacing oil and gas with an alternative is going to require
> >a lot of expensive experimentation and infrastructure, this is likely to
> >take some time. And, I think it prudent to begin as early as we can, on
> >a small budget, and "muddle through",rather than wait to the last moment
> >and try it on a crash program.  There is lots to be done, and the sooner
> >we get on it, the sooner we'll be able to rest easy over our future.
> >
> >Bobster
>
> So please lobby for the only alternative replacement, nuclear.