tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597906.post255582578463639636..comments2023-08-24T23:19:59.072+02:00Comments on Opinionations: Forget Climate Change: A Fossil Fuel Future’s a FantasyPhilip Machanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03164887573361181817noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597906.post-61515863935347405632017-05-29T07:34:00.742+02:002017-05-29T07:34:00.742+02:00Great post you shared, you have now become top of ...Great post you shared, you have now become top of my list. You were unknown to me before but have found your content to be fantastic.<br /><br />So great work for informing us of the possibilities and following a certain path.<br /><br />I really appreciate your hard work an giving us some information and inspiring others to follow.<br /><br />Thanks so much.<br /><br />I hope for more post in Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18368099545751776581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597906.post-25636001987936035362010-03-29T11:36:57.903+02:002010-03-29T11:36:57.903+02:00Our concern with the cost implications is funny ag...Our concern with the cost implications is funny against the world current military spent.Porlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597906.post-92183649734955616382009-10-03T09:39:32.950+02:002009-10-03T09:39:32.950+02:00Greig said: 'We know there is a lot more urani...Greig said: 'We know there is a lot more uranium , we just haven’t found it yet, or it is not officially acknowledged.'<br /><br />No, Greig, we really are in big trouble.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597906.post-10018766522290673502009-02-08T08:23:00.000+02:002009-02-08T08:23:00.000+02:00Philip,The basis for this discussion is that fossi...Philip,<BR/><BR/>The basis for this discussion is that fossil fuels are going to become expensive as they overrun the supply/demand curve. What is more, demand for energy is increasing. In my opinion it is going to increase at a much faster rate than 3%pa. We agree there is a big problem, now to look for answers.<BR/><BR/>It doesn’t help the cause if you repeat anti-nuclear propaganda as if itGreighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14845487134006948830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597906.post-2961202195799580382009-02-08T03:44:00.000+02:002009-02-08T03:44:00.000+02:00The trouble with scaling up nuclear fission the wa...The trouble with scaling up nuclear fission the way you want to is that it requires very different technologies than those in current use, so the costing is not that clear. Otherwise you run out of uranium very fast. The latest estimate I can find (2007, <A HREF="http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/RDS1-28_web.pdf" REL="nofollow">International Atomic Energy Agency 2008</A> estimates) Philip Machanickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03164887573361181817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597906.post-85621113198569447572009-02-07T01:57:00.000+02:002009-02-07T01:57:00.000+02:00Philip, I am all for doing the costing analysis pr...Philip, <BR/><BR/>I am all for doing the costing analysis properly. But I am willing to bet you right now that nuclear fission will be way ahead in terms of economic viability over transmission of solar electricity across a large-scale HVDC grid. And nuclear offers continuous supply, solar thermal is still subject to intermittency. McKay makes this point clearly, which is why he emphasizes theGreighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14845487134006948830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597906.post-19914583010367492712009-02-06T13:55:00.000+02:002009-02-06T13:55:00.000+02:00Greig, welcome back.First, I can't be expected in ...Greig, welcome back.<BR/><BR/>First, I can't be expected in short review to cover every detail of a book of that length, and I did say so in the article. If I encourage a few people to read it and enter the debate, good.<BR/><BR/>I'm please you picked up that "clean coal" doesn't exist. I did a study of one of the few plans to have surfaced and found it to be totally impractical. I don't think Philip Machanickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03164887573361181817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597906.post-61627582257361488492009-02-05T03:26:00.000+02:002009-02-05T03:26:00.000+02:00Hi again Philip.I read McKay’s essay with interest...Hi again Philip.<BR/><BR/>I read McKay’s essay with interest. I am wondering how thoroughly you have read it, since you only acknowledge solar energy as the answer, when in fact McKay insists on several requirements in order to sustain energy supply.<BR/><BR/>McKay’s conclusion is to <BR/><BR/>1. electrify transport - this reduces oil consumption in favour of electricity production. <BR/>2. useGreighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14845487134006948830noreply@blogger.com