Pig Poo -> Crude Oil
Rock! It would be awesome if we could actually pull this off. I wonder if the same process could be done on human waste? I can see it now....20 yrs from now we could all be poo'in in small reactors to heat our homes
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Even if there was a miracle-toilet that could convert your logs into crude oil, the very food you eat (log precursor) and the means to package and store it, requires tremendous amounts of oil.
Basically, there is no way out unless you have some new energy technology that requires no oil to produce, and very little oil to distribute and install across vast swaths of territory.
CALL PETA!
Shit, you'd have to have a lot of pig shit to do this wouldn't you?
/Just wanted to use the word shit three times in a post...carry on...
Actually, I think the questions to ask is how much energy will this process take and what the margins are on this process. It sounds a bit like perpetual motion.
By the way, Scott, DAMN that was random, even for you.
How about water that isn't wet?
" The chemical (Sapphire) has all the firefighting properties of water, yet it will not cause the damage to items that is usually associated with water."
That's innovation.
Originally posted by Harald
You're right, it is.
By the way, Scott, DAMN that was random, even for you.
But we're in a Catch 22. We need a new energy source that doesn't require oil but to do anything these days requires oil. I give up. See ya on the spaceship.
"Under the President's hydrogen fuel initiative, the first car driven by a child born today could be powered by fuel cells."
...any seats left on that spaceship?
Originally posted by dmz
This is impossible! We all know it takes zillions of years to make oil!
Actually, I think the questions to ask is how much energy will this process take and what the margins are on this process. It sounds a bit like perpetual motion.
But if we steal energy from the sun to make this stuff we'll come out on top.
Canada needs to find a way to harness all that Arctic wind action somehow, while every desert in the U.S. will need to be covered in solar cells. While we're at it, every electricity pole would need a panel of solar cells as well. And of course, our aging grid needs upgrading to allow for the panels to feed energy randomly into the power grid.
The question here is whether solar cells can be made cheaply enough to make a difference. And whether a new grid will allow consumers to put panels on their roofs and plug in their electric cars to feed the grid. A new grid would be internet capable as well (which would help pay for all this.) Everyone's home would also have a smart meter, which would allow discounts for things like running the dishwasher/dryer at 2am instead of midday.
I truly believe that this issue is on par with the Space program or the Manhattan project. The person(s) responsible for successfully implementing a total rebuild of North America's Energy grid will be remembered for generations to come.
Nuclear is an option, but it's an expensive option.
Most of the time our nuke plants are operating at a fraction of their capacity.
Here in Toronto, we have a serious garbage problem, in that our dumps are mostly full and we're sending a hundred trucks a day to Michigan landfills.
The current thinking is that modern enviro-friendly incinerators, which would produce enough energy to heat whole neighbourhoods, would solve two problems at once.
Originally posted by Frank777
We're currently debating this in Ontario.
Nuclear is an option, but it's an expensive option.
Most of the time our nuke plants are operating at a fraction of their capacity.
Here in Toronto, we have a serious garbage problem, in that our dumps are mostly full and we're sending a hundred trucks a day to Michigan landfills.
The current thinking is that modern enviro-friendly incinerators, which would produce enough energy to heat whole neighbourhoods, would solve two problems at once.
I live in Michigan so I know where you trash is going.
This technology that trailmaster308 links to is said to be able to handle any type of biological trash. Even stuff like paper or food waste. So maybe that's a solution for a lot of it.
I think nuclear can be done well. You still have to store the spent fuel which is more political than science these days. But the new designs are no where near Chernobyl.
mmm, babies...
Originally posted by billybobsky
We should just eat the most over populated country's babies. That way we reduce our dependence on oil while solving the need for providing the entire world with food.
mmm, babies...
have you read ' a modest proposal' by Jonathan swift?
Originally posted by billybobsky
We should just eat the most over populated country's babies. That way we reduce our dependence on oil while solving the need for providing the entire world with food.
mmm, babies...
They eat dead foetuses in China