tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post9082173394979755545..comments2024-03-19T07:10:27.303-07:00Comments on Quark Soup by David Appell: The Unsolvable Climate ProblemDavid Appellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03318269033139447591noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-27809155351207077092010-01-30T20:55:49.190-08:002010-01-30T20:55:49.190-08:00I think a lot of our problems lie in the U.S.'...I think a lot of our problems lie in the U.S.'s, on average, poor education system. At least regarding science education. But also on education in general. (I'm a sucker for good humanities-based thinking, which gets at the questions of how to live a good life - you know, which I think matters on these types of issues.)<br /><br />From what I hear, people in China, where they "worship scientists" (in the words of a former colleague who will remain unnamed), don't question that climate change is real.<br /><br />Unfortunately fixing our education system is going to be just as hard, if not much harder, to do than passing a climate bill. So, so much for a solution that has immediate impacts. But I think it's crucial to get it right in the long run.<br /><br />I also think it's a major problem that Congress/America is becoming much more partisan. NPR had a short piece on this, with some analysis on the causes, recently.<br /><br />Basically, it means that even more than before, politics comes down to a "fight," with whichever side that has more people supporting it at any given point in time, winning. It doesn't lead to constructive dialogue, where a solution that is (in theory) "best," or which at least takes different people's real (as opposed to politically-motivated) interests into account, is eventually created.journohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02601096703133539526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-50915829757002711182010-01-28T10:50:51.469-08:002010-01-28T10:50:51.469-08:00The point of our essay wasn't to lay out solut...The point of our essay wasn't to lay out solutions, it was to point out that inaction itself might produce a solution. Doing nothing could well lead to a panic that creates the political conditions for radical change, in the form of new and effective goverment and corporate policy. And that change could occur very rapidly. In the absense of such a panic, or some similar shift in public values or understanding, it's probably true that we don't solve this problem.Auden Schendlerhttp://www.gettinggreendone.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-6845448414416343422010-01-26T13:09:40.477-08:002010-01-26T13:09:40.477-08:00Emit vast quantities of sulphur hexafluoride into ...Emit vast quantities of sulphur hexafluoride into the atmosphere to make a pointbobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-4729836104945477322010-01-26T06:50:33.665-08:002010-01-26T06:50:33.665-08:00I see very few non-Repub think-tank analyses that ...I see very few non-Repub think-tank analyses that show $1k/yr costs. Oh, there will be costs, as we will need to pay the piper for our waste. But I don't see $1k/yr. <br /><br />But we will change our behavior in response to price shifts, absent education and rational decision-making. And the vested interests know this, hence all the misinformation for the past 25 years.<br /><br />Best,<br /><br />DDanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03709762632849004871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-23404830650486590352010-01-25T22:31:00.285-08:002010-01-25T22:31:00.285-08:00David,
I invite you to check out LFTR at
http://...David,<br /><br />I invite you to check out LFTR at<br /><br />http://www.energyfromthorium.com/<br /><br />You have a physics degree. You can understand the info on the site. Join the forum. Ask any questions you like. There are a lot of very capable engineers/scientist on the site. The technology attracts both warmers and skeptics.<br /><br />charlesHAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-80630988255044210422010-01-25T22:19:37.203-08:002010-01-25T22:19:37.203-08:00The way to do it is to bring LFTR technology of th...The way to do it is to bring LFTR technology of the shelf. LFTR is the "green" nuclear technology already developed in the 60s.<br /><br />LFTR has no co2 for those concerned about co2 while at the same time is a serious low cost (1/2 of current nuclear) energy source that can serve as the foundation for a competitive economy.<br /><br />$10B over ten years to build a demo plant and begin deployment. Cheap!<br /><br />charlesH<br /><br />http://www.energyfromthorium.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com