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The basic inputs to an economy are labor, material, energy, and information. Expanding information (aka technology) allows us to employ material and energy resources more efficiently, or resources not otherwise useful. And allows us to build machines to perform labor. Modern industry, using modern ...

There is no such thing as "effectively free", never was and never will be. Everything has a cost, typically a combination of energy, material, time and opportunity. Energy is not free nor will it ever be as it's finite, it can be made cheaper but that doesn't make it free nor and there is always a c...

You should read about what's happening in Colorado after full legalization. Violent crime plummeted as did prosecutions and law Drug related spending. What was originally estimated to be a 10 million USD tax boon to the state has blew into a 30+ million USD one. The monies have been funneled into ed...

Don't you know, when the earth warms due to CO2 it cause's everything to get colder!

AGW logic at it's finest. Can't wait for them to start trying to explain how CO2 is responsible for the series of cold winters we've had across the globe.

All materials under high pressure are dangerous, Oxygen is no different. The air your breathing right now is 20~21% oxygen and there are medical procedures for breathing 100% Oxygen (or close to it). A ruptured tank of O2 will not explode as nothing oxidizes Oxygen. Now if you happen to have combust...

My point is that we handle this dangerous stuff daily and think nothing of it. Average person doesn't. People who are trained or at least have some lab / shop experience do and we follow safety procedures to ensure no accidents happen, but your average person doesn't. Transportation solutions need ...

Yes, Hollywood likes blowing everything up, and that includes some mighty foolishness regarding gasoline tanks. But ... Gasoline at room temperature produces vapors that will ignite, i.e. it is flammable. So while the liquid itself doesn't ignite, the vapor above it will. If this ignition occurs wi...

Hydrogen, hydrogen, hydrogen. Here's an idea for the brain trust. What would it take in solar panels to run one of those CO2 to liquid fuel converters. Until we come up with a better battery technology I think that would be the most efficient way to use solar power that could be easily distributed ...

Natural gas is also colorless (when a vapor) and odorless, in its natural form. The providers -add- oderants to it so you can more easily tell when a leak is occuring, without the need for any detectors other than the nose (though having them is probably safer). There were lots of arguments when th...

The average first world citizen simply use's far to much power for "wind / solar" to be realistic, and that use is growing. It's good for when you can implement it with little to no opportunity cost, stuff like rooftop panels or thermal storage. As long as there is a reliable backup source of power ...

Look, it is not a matter of idealism on my part, I am an engineer Oh it most certainly is, your pretty much a hard line conservative judging by your various posts and comments. Hardliners always , without fail, think they are fair and unbiased. Like those who are mentally unstable and go around bel...

Don't you know, AGW "Climate Change" cause's cooling too. The recent cooling is just a temporarily set back, the oceans are stealing all the heat and will release it "someday" soon and kill everyone, unless you give me all your money so I can make a scientifically agreed upon "fix"!!!

Same old one-note charlie. The only area the old-school progressives are losing is drug prohibition. Most people agree abortion in the third trimester is murder, a majority believe it is murder in the second. Most people agree private individuals cannot rightfully be made to cater to same-sex marri...

Well, Snowe voted for Obamacare in committee, the only Repub that did that, not sure if she actually voted for it on the floor, but given how bad that bill was I can't see how you can defend her... unless you like Obamacare. Do more research. The original Healthcare act was a pretty good compromise...

First off, I know of no branch of the Republican party called the Rhinos. There has long been a term "RINO". Republican In Name Only. Goes WAAAAY back, possibly to insults hurled by Teddy Roosevelt. Ahem, a progressive . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_In_Name_Only As far as I'm concerned, ...