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| blackfoxtrade |
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| Im Not Warren Buffett wrote: |
Sidenote: does anyone know how much of U.S. oil consumption is due to driving? I've always wondered that. |
Well, according to "The Hydrogen Economy" by Jeremy Rifkin, published in 2002, motor vehicles use up one-third, industry accounts for 23 percent and food production (fertilizers, pesticides, transport, packaging etc) accounts for 17%! These figures are a bit old but I don't think they change that fast.
BTW. Today, more than 85% or energy comes from fossil fuels - 40% from oil, 22% from coal and 23% from natural gas. (from "The Hydrogen Economy") |
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| MrT |
| Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 7:33 am Post subject: |
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We should be more thankful of the tasty extinct creatures that fuel our cars and home today. I figure I'll pay it back in a few million years when my decomposed body offers a small bit of fuel to our future robot masters.  |
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| gugaplex |
| Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 9:51 am Post subject: |
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| frusnak wrote: | | Without a doubt there are evil people everywhere. Just remember when you vote, think about the politician you are going to re-elect. What have they done to improve this countries future? Why should we be burdened with the high cost of our huge military costs? Look at the money the defense industry makes, do you think that they want peace? The more we involve ourselves in other countries business the more they make. Don't get me wrong, I think we should have gone after the terrorist in afganistan. But the politicians sold us a hugh crock of sh!t in Iraq and who's paying for it! The taxpayers and soldiers,our sons and daughters. |
What politician has ever improved this country? |
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| raspberry24 |
| Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 2:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Gas prices suck! There at $3.15 on the South Side of Chicago. |
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| raspberry24 wrote: | | Gas prices suck! There at $3.15 on the South Side of Chicago. |
Life can suck sometimes. I think they've actually come down 15 cents/gal or so in the week I've been on vacation in New England. |
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