It's a lovely concept, but it's not easily implemented on a large scale without making it zero-sum.
This is the problem with everything, really -- and it's the first thing you learn in thermodynamics: nothing comes for free. There are costs and drawbacks to everything and until either (a) somebody comes up with the next totally awesome magical energy source or (b) saving the planet becomes econnomically feasible*, there's not going to be a good solution.
(I mean, the first thing you learn about in Chem-E is the Carnot Engine. As bad as it may be, there's a reason we're still using that basic system rather than a fuel cell.)
And hey, I've been pushing to carpool with Jeff for a year and a half now. >.>
*Which is the key. I agree with you. Why are so many Americans still fat? Because it's cheap to eat at McDonalds. Economics: the driver.
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Date: 2008-03-17 12:07 pm (UTC)This is the problem with everything, really -- and it's the first thing you learn in thermodynamics: nothing comes for free. There are costs and drawbacks to everything and until either (a) somebody comes up with the next totally awesome magical energy source or (b) saving the planet becomes econnomically feasible*, there's not going to be a good solution.
(I mean, the first thing you learn about in Chem-E is the Carnot Engine. As bad as it may be, there's a reason we're still using that basic system rather than a fuel cell.)
And hey, I've been pushing to carpool with Jeff for a year and a half now. >.>
*Which is the key. I agree with you. Why are so many Americans still fat? Because it's cheap to eat at McDonalds. Economics: the driver.