PS. It's so big it has to take federal leadership. But it doesn't have to hurt. And people are thinking about how to do it.
10 silver BBs...replaces 100% of electricity, 50 % of transportation fuels in 15 years. If I have added their numbers correctly, cuts all GHG and 13 mil BPD of oil...
popsci.com
And, if I recall correctly, those were lowball numbers, since they only mentioned H, with unknown savings(which is good), and didn't discuss things like switching long distance freight to electric rail and going to a 10/40 or 3/36 hour work week as contributions towards conservation. . Nor the energy savings of recycling. Can't remember if it talked specifically about projects like this, but this is also applicable to any bridge on any big river in America, 24/7....
"There are nearly 400 billion gallons of water rushing through the Gate every day," says O'Donnell, pointing at the murky, fast-flowing ebb tide racing under the bridge. "That's four billion gallons of energy each and every tide, flowing at up to six knots, four times a day. Forty per cent of the fresh water in California drains through that opening every year. The potential for tidal energy generation here is incredible."
sfenvironment.com
And, in the same issue of PM,
Diesel Wins Respect
Think diesel is stinky and slow? This history-making 220mph racecar aims to prove you wrong. Click inside for video...
. ..It also allows the racecar to reach a staggering 650 horsepower at only 5,000 rpm, while its competitors must hit an ear-splitting 12,000 rpm to achieve that power. In production cars, the key bonus is mileage—Audi’s diesel Q7 SUV will get 23 miles per gallon.
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