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darkangel218

(13,985 posts) Wed Dec 11, 2013, 08:07 AM Dec 2013

Energy source Poll. please give your input. [View all]

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	We should switch to Solar and Wind , Biomass and Biofuel as soon as possible.
	7 (64%)
	Keep Nuclear and/or Coal industry.
	3 (27%)

	1 (9%)
	0 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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Energy source Poll. please give your input. [View all] darkangel218 Dec 2013 OP

This poll doesn't provide a realistic picture of the alternatives. kristopher Dec 2013 #1

Youre right. darkangel218 Dec 2013 #3

If you gave the real options then your "poll" might be worth something intaglio Dec 2013 #2

Good points. darkangel218 Dec 2013 #4

No offence, i apreciate all the help. I wasnt born here. darkangel218 Dec 2013 #7

Renewables won't always be more expensive Motown_Johnny Dec 2013 #16

I was not saying they are intaglio Dec 2013 #25

not trying to pick a fight here.. but.... Motown_Johnny Dec 2013 #27

A poll can be skewed by not including options you do not agree with intaglio Dec 2013 #34

solar + hydrogen solarhydrocan Dec 2013 #5

Hydrogen is not an easy fuel to handle badtoworse Dec 2013 #13

the guy in the video fuels his car with it solarhydrocan Dec 2013 #14

You evidently know a lot more about it than I do badtoworse Dec 2013 #15

Electrolysis is not energy efficient. Motown_Johnny Dec 2013 #17

It costs nothing but the initial investment to produce hydrogen solarhydrocan Dec 2013 #30

If you put 100 KWh in, you get maybe 75 KWh out Motown_Johnny Dec 2013 #42

Yep, we need to switch to better more eco-friendly energy sources. n/t RKP5637 Dec 2013 #6

What about natural gas? This poll is meaningless without showing it as an option. badtoworse Dec 2013 #8

I dont agree with fracking. darkangel218 Dec 2013 #9

Very much so, but what difference does that make? badtoworse Dec 2013 #12

It may not be here to stay. Motown_Johnny Dec 2013 #18

It's highly unlikely that fracking will stop anytime soon badtoworse Dec 2013 #23

I agree, it won't be soon Motown_Johnny Dec 2013 #28

What makes you think a Democratic majority would end fracking? badtoworse Dec 2013 #29

I think that environmental and health concerns will factor in. Motown_Johnny Dec 2013 #43

I think the ".........." option provides the greater promise for sustainable energy. Puzzledtraveller Dec 2013 #10

I'm sure I won't be the only person to say this but Nuclear and Coal are not synonymous el_bryanto Dec 2013 #11

We defenitly can and should use less energy. darkangel218 Dec 2013 #21

I have a 1310 sq ft house for just me and my gf... Javaman Dec 2013 #19

+1 million darkangel218 Dec 2013 #20

You have a very long way to go to replace 86.15 out of 95.1 Quads of annual usage. FarCenter Dec 2013 #22

We could try solarhydrocan Dec 2013 #31

US total electrical generation currently is over 1000 GW, about 30 times German solar. FarCenter Dec 2013 #32

size of land in sq miles of US: 3,536,290 solarhydrocan Dec 2013 #36

I'm fine with thinking outside the box -- I've done a lot of it in my career. FarCenter Dec 2013 #44

Bad Poll, where is the option to invest 100 billion into FUSION POWER! snooper2 Dec 2013 #24

I don't care for this poll. Laelth Dec 2013 #26

In the future, I'm sure fusion will pick up sakabatou Dec 2013 #33

I voted for blank Warren DeMontague Dec 2013 #35

You are tempting me BainsBane Dec 2013 #37

You do know the rule, though Warren DeMontague Dec 2013 #38

Since you insist BainsBane Dec 2013 #39

Harumph Harumph Harumph Warren DeMontague Dec 2013 #40

That's over my head anyway BainsBane Dec 2013 #41