Comments on: Where do they get their numbers? http://www.technicalbard.com/archives/266 Thoughts on Politics, Technology and the world around us Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:12:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Cynical Bard http://www.technicalbard.com/archives/266/comment-page-1#comment-710 Cynical Bard Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:21:38 +0000 http://www.technicalbard.com/?p=266#comment-710 If we reduced fuel consumption by 100,000 barrels per day, we could have an extra 100,000 barrels to sell. At $40/barrel, that would bring in another $4,000,000 every day to be distributed among workers, shareholders, contractors and governments. It would increase the wealth of Canada. Instead we want to reduce production and spend money on carbon capture that achieves nothing at all. That sounds pretty much like a government project to me. If we reduced fuel consumption by 100,000 barrels per day, we could have an extra 100,000 barrels to sell. At $40/barrel, that would bring in another $4,000,000 every day to be distributed among workers, shareholders, contractors and governments. It would increase the wealth of Canada. Instead we want to reduce production and spend money on carbon capture that achieves nothing at all. That sounds pretty much like a government project to me.

]]> By: FredR http://www.technicalbard.com/archives/266/comment-page-1#comment-707 FredR Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:41:38 +0000 http://www.technicalbard.com/?p=266#comment-707 Where do they get their numbers? Thats easy: it's on those sheets of unused toilet paper that they're hoarding in an effort to save the environment. That said, who cares about the efficiency of various CO2 capturing technologies? Despite the hype from the NGOs, activisits and media - CO2 is not and never has been a pollutant. All the money wasted on carbon capture is better spent on little things like more efficient use of water; looking at techniques to minize the soot and aerosols released in the mining process; greater efficiencies in extraction; more resources towards land reclamation. You know, tackling REAL pollution. Where do they get their numbers? Thats easy: it’s on those sheets of unused toilet paper that they’re hoarding in an effort to save the environment.

That said, who cares about the efficiency of various CO2 capturing technologies? Despite the hype from the NGOs, activisits and media – CO2 is not and never has been a pollutant. All the money wasted on carbon capture is better spent on little things like more efficient use of water; looking at techniques to minize the soot and aerosols released in the mining process; greater efficiencies in extraction; more resources towards land reclamation. You know, tackling REAL pollution.

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