Party Vibe

Until recently i would have been in agreement with most of the info in the site linked above, however, after reading James Lovelock’s “Vanishing Face of Gaia” issued earlier this year i’ve reconsidered previous views held.

One area of contention is the nuclear energy option which the above site claims to produce as much or more CO2 than fossil fuel methods which is simply not true and the volume of waste generated is inaccurate. Much as i dislike the idea of nuclear energy it appears to one of the few viable energy options left on the table (renewables alone will not be sufficient). Also coal reserves are plentiful so available energy sources are not really the issue as opposed to the effects of their use. Bear in mind that with ice caps melting more oil reserves will probably become accessible

On a more positive note there is a lot of research going on to remove CO2 from the atmosphere and the following examples seem quite encouraging

1. Conversion of bulk agricultural waste into bio char which is inert ie atmospheric oxidation nor micro organisms return it as CO2 to the air

2. Ground serpentine rock (common igneous rock) that consists of approx 50% magnesium oxide which reacts with CO2 to form magnesium carbonate (a stable white powder 😉 that can be used as building material or component of cement)

Nuclear – 4grams CO2 per kWh generated
Coal – 955grams per kWh generated

Above data taken from James Lovelock ‘Vanishing Face of Gaia’

I agree nuclear would require high level security which is why terrorists would probably look at easier targets like contaminating the food chain or water supplies to promote their cause. Dont wish to list too many opportunities and give them ideas though

Yes, the figure given includes all emissions over the entire operation of the generators listed, although the corresponding wind operation not mentioned above and listed at 8 grams per kWh does not include the large output of CO2 from the back up fossil fuel power station required when the wind is too high or low. (p69 of the Vanishing Face of Gaia book if you get the chance to check if near a book shop in the near future)

Just in case anyone here is not aware of James Lovelock – he was the inventor of the device in the late 70s that accurately measured CFC’s in the atmosphere which led to the worldwide action to reduce CFCs and prevent further damage to the ozone layer. Also founder of Gaia theory in which 80% of the original predictions have been proved through actual observations in the ‘field’.