[Grappelli]

Re: Burns:: Friday Fanaticism

A little less than 10% or the world's population? Try a lot less.

Current world population: roughly 6,237 million. Current US population 286 million. That's 4.5% of the world population. Less than 1/20th.

US energy use last time I heard was nearer 28 or 29%.

So we have 1/20th of the world's population using between 1/4 and 1/3 of the world's energy.

 

[Grappelli]

Re: Burns:: Friday Fanaticism

I have been challenged on these figures. For confirmation go to www.census.gov which is about a close to accurate anyone can get on this.

 

[Grappelli]

Re: Burns:: Friday Fanaticism

For how long?

 

[Grappelli]

Re: Depends on what your definition of

Unfortunately, as the technology stands right now... it takes huge amounts of oil to produce modest amounts of hydrogen....

oops.

 

[Grappelli]

Re: Burns:: Friday Fanaticism

I have heard a republican polititian, (fairly sure it was **** Cheney), make this exact point. "We mustn't let oil prices get too high because then we might make alternative energy sources competative" - no really. I was amazed. He said it in the run up to the last election. Just came out and said it.

 

[Grappelli]

Re: Burns:: Friday Fanaticism

Remember my worry that maybe pipes and slippers were on the way?

HA! You are definitely not Dave DeSpain.