Quote: Originally Posted by turtle777 Checked some prices. $ 181 for a 24" x 37" x .5" Electrical Output: 17v DC @ 2000mA, 30 Watts http://www.siliconsolar.com/overcast...lar_p…

Quote: Originally Posted by budster101 So, it will appropriate as there will be a ding-a-ling driving it. Will you ride your new "car" on the road or the sidewalk? I'll g…

Quote: Originally Posted by Cody Dawg Ah! Sorry, I'm doing several things on the computer at the same time. That's really amazing. The only reason I think the US isn't doing …

The most interesting part about this scenario would be the newly revisited alternative fuels market which would be called upon in such a crisis. But of course the price of fuel (o…

While I don't believe everything on this site: http://www.lifeaftertheoilcrash.net It has a lot of interesting factual based information about our dependance on oil. Many people …

Not making the switch in time is what the article is about, actually.

Quote: Originally Posted by turtle777 Keyword: ONLY. I don't think the worlds manufacturing capacity right now would suffice to make this happen anytime soon. And at what price…

you should hear my mom talkin' about the dreaded doom scenario Moore described in one of his books(I think stupid white men). She's concerned about the money she has to pay for gas…

Quote: Originally Posted by Lancer409 another problem being how the government would go about charging for something many consumers consider "free" since sunlight costs the go…

Yeah, we need to make the change. Someday our descendants are going to look back at this period of time and it will be referred to as the "Oil Age," just as there was the Ice Age,…

American dependence on cheap bituminous coal for power generation in the northeast / Ohio valley is adversely impacting the air quality and thus the respiratory health of central C…

Quote: Originally Posted by turtle777 Keyword: ONLY. So for 100 sq miles, you'd need 452,082,162, that's cost $ 81,826,871,351. $ 81 BILLION ! Just for the panels. Not included …

I think the things that are often forgotten in this scenario are thing like plastics and fertilizer. Most of the food we eat is fertilized with by-products of oil. If fertiziler be…

It probably also causes multiple sclerosis (oil and coal heating.) When I first went to see my neurologist many years ago about the symptoms I was having (which are/were consisten…

Generating hydrogen requires electricity, folks. And the problem with wind and solar energy is that there is no effective way to *store* electricity in copious amounts. Solar ene…

Quote: I think the things that are often forgotten in this scenario are thing like plastics and fertilizer ... There are so many things that rely on plastic today. Thin…

Quote: Originally Posted by SVass 20 million barrels of oil per day times $60 per barrel times 365 days = 438 billion which is also about twice the amount we have spent on the w…

well, yeah - of course!

Hydrogen is just the best way to STORE energy in the future. Hydrogen cannot be counted as an energy source.

Quote: Originally Posted by turtle777 Keyword: ONLY. I don't think the worlds manufacturing capacity right now would suffice to make this happen anytime soon. And at what price…

I think people who are always talking about "alternative energy" don't understand the logistics involved. Do you know that ~50 barrels of oil go into producing 1 car, between trans…

Meelk, your numbers are a little misleading. It takes far less than a single barrel to produce all the transportation fuels needed for production of a single car. It's about one …

Quote: Originally Posted by ghporter Meelk, your numbers are a little misleading. It takes far less than a single barrel to produce all the transportation fuels needed for prod…

I do not think there is any chance in the world to recall EVERY CAR IN THE WORLD and replace it with an energy-intelligent unit. I don't think its necessary, either. Instead, the…

The biggest misconception that people have is that the ones promoting solar/wind/water whatever are stating it must happen now and 100%. Well, some probably are, but a more ration…