Thread Game Changer?

I'd rather fuel my car with ancient dead animals than bacteria poo.

I hope this is taken into consideration before any changes come about.

yet you drink alcoholic carbonated beverages....
 
The Chinese are already making oil out of coal for ~$30/barrel. And they, like the US, have HUGE coal reserves.

Please do not inform West Virginians of this technology. The rednecks will get far too powerful and rich for the wellbeing of mankind.
 
Whine whine whine wind power is the answer to everything whine whine whine never mind that required maintenance and toxic batteries whine whine whine

Actually Popular mechanics mentioned in an article that there was a study done about off shore wind platforms in the Atlantic. IIRC, they showed about 8 giant wind farms that were far enough apart to give a constant wind supply.

And fuck batteries, flywheel technology is almost there, if not already there.
 
Actually Popular mechanics mentioned in an article that there was a study done about off shore wind platforms in the Atlantic. IIRC, they showed about 8 giant wind farms that were far enough apart to give a constant wind supply.

And fuck batteries, flywheel technology is almost there, if not already there.

we're working on building a windfarm in the atlantic off the coast of cape cod.
 
tidal generators are pretty damn cool. dunno about cost effectiveness of them though, problem with salt water is salt. maintenance might be a bitch.