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>> On Thu, 21 Sep 2006 23:47:23 -0400, Josh Hill wrote
(in article ):

> On Thu, 21 Sep 2006 14:56:26 -0700, "Vorlonagent"
>  wrote:
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>> "Methuselah Jones"  wrote
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>> news:Xns98454E3AB6BFCmethuselahaltgeekorg{at}216.196.97.131...
>> 
>>>>> Try electric cars burning borohydride.
>>>>> http://www.newscientisttech.com/channel/tech/dn10066
>>>> 
>>>> The article depicts a rechargable battery technology whoch doesn't
>>>> help energy *generation*.
>>> 
>>> How aboout cars, generators, etc. running "microdiesel"?
>>> 
>>> http://www.newscientisttech.com/article/dn10116
>> 
>> This at least, attempts to fill the niche.  It's a long way from being 
>> practical, which makes it a possible mid- or long-term solution.
>> 
>> It doesn't look to help the US break its dependence on foreign oil anytime 
>> in the next 10 years, which is the primary time frame for important 
>> oil-driven events like Iranian nukes and the War on Terror generally.
> 
> I can't think of a more effective way of putting pressure on the
> Iranians than reducing our oil consumption, since being such a large
> part of the oil market we could make the price plummet . . . <<

Hey, this household is doing its part: we just switched to bioheat this year 
(a mix of (some) conventional oil and (mostly) biodiesel), and got off of 
Sunoco's teat.  It's costing us a little more, but we felt it was the 
patriotic and responsible thing to do.  Imagine how much less foreign oil 
we'd be purchasing if only 10% of US households did that.

Amy
          
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