Did you know that to stop Global Warming, we only need to cut back our carbon emissions by 20%?Duh, I wouldn't be on this site, if I didn't.
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I've heard that, but wasn't sure.
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I think it was mentioned to me once.
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No, I had no idea.
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No, that's not the right statistic.
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The window is closing
We need deep reductions of around 80% over the next 10-20 years or irreversible natural cycles will take over making climate change a nearly irreversible phenomena. Time is of the essence- we are headed for the cliff,, and accelerating as we go.
Each of us can make a difference. Together we make THE difference!
Global Warming
Joe,
I totally agree with your 80% reduction estimate. I started a company which distributes after market hydrogen cell devices for all vehicles and all fuels. I believe products like this can make a significant reduction in our carbon foot print.
Semi trucks with these units on them typically on their snap idle test went from 71 down to 3.58 which is equal to a Toyota Prius.
Unfortunately, the bulk of the population lost interest in these unit when gas prices dropped since the product will save you up to 60% on your fuel usage.
I have been trying to get a federal tax credit to give to all people and all businesses in order to motivate them to go green.
This would afford each of us an opportunity to make a difference!
Perhaps you can give me some advice regarding this....
Thank you,
Vera
Too Good to be True?
You are the second person (that I know of) to try to market these electrolysis devices on this website. You seem to be a little better informed than the last--with a more sophisticated website--but the fact remains that these products are not really solutions but gimicks that are dubious at best and leading folks to false assumptions at the worst.
Yes, it likely makes sense to capture the "lost" energy of alternators and this might be something to look at but is it worth it? A 95 amp alternator pumping out 14.5 volts makes about 1200 watts (voltsxamps=watts) an hour or roughly 1900 btus when you take into account inefficiencies (this number assumes that the vehicle is not using any electricity for fans, ignition, lights, airconditioning, radio, etc.).
Taking a hypothetical car and driving it for an hour at 60 miles an hour and 30 mpg we get two gallons of gasoline used. Gasoline has about 125,000 btus per gallon. So it basically takes 250,000 btus to push our fairly efficient car 60 miles. Bottom line is that your contraption produces less than one percent of the needed push. How does this magic less than 1% do all that you claim?
Unless you have some amazing arguments to the contrary I would be inclined to tell folks who bought these devices to find a place of honor for them next to the cattle magnets that they bought during the last major energy crisis.
Bob Ferris
Not Enough
I wish that the 20% number was the one but unfortunately the number is estimated to be about 3-4 time that much. Not only do we have to reduce emisions but we have to reduce them enough to start lowering current concentations which are way above the 350 ppm level that Bill McKibben's group is talking about. We have some work to do.
Bob Ferris
Executive Director
Yestermorrow Design/Build School