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To: J.B.C. who wrote (305619)	10/8/2002 9:54:45 AM
From: CYBERKEN	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Sense and science, in the liberal mind, are mutually exclusive. The FACT that caribu thrive around oil pipes does not fit the liberal emotional compartment, and MUST be excluded. The madness continues, until we, as a people, reject it...

To: J.B.C. who wrote (305619)	10/8/2002 10:42:46 AM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Re: "I warn you though that the round trip process is energy inefficient." >>> Yes... but the 'energy input' is essentially FREE (because it is SUNLIGHT). >>> And the fuel source is nearly free: water. >>> So, only the technology costs are important. >>> As I said, the DOE says that at 10% this is commercially viable... and the scientists involved with the recent break-through (which increased the energy efficiency of the process eightfold, from around 1% to 8.5%) expect to exceed 10% very rapidly....