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  Bio Diesel Say What etc.

  Dear Gael, To be specific, Bio Diesel or any other renewable energy is used instead of a fossil fuel derived energy, energy use as such is not normally attacked, and although your comment that it may take a percentage of fossil fuel energy to produce an amount of bio diesel or other renewable energy is surely valid, if it is a smaller percentage than 100%  then that is a beginning, and then look at replacing the source. - ie one can replace coal fired electricity with wind generated electricity, therefore your electric car, charged by say Solar or other green electricity, can be totally green, and likewise with your irrigation pumps.
  It is not life or death that Solar Panels are produced initially by coal fired energy, - which can be replaced by wind etc energy, but that a solar  panel, after the 2 years or less that it takes to replace the energy required for it's manufacture etc, is then a net energy contributor.
  Wind farm wind generators, interestingly, on a world average, produce enough energy in their first 3 months of operation to replace all the energy required for their development, manufacture, transport, installation and final destruction, - give or take,  - refer to the World Wind Energy Organisation.
  It just takes a bit  of thinking through, - use renewable energy everywhere and human beings will remain renewable, - at least with respect to the environment.
  Best Wishes. Geoff ThomasOn Why aren't conservationists fighting poverty? posted 4 years, 2 months ago 23 Responses

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  Forgive us our debts

  Somehow my last paragraph did not get included, which went something like, 'However we have a wonderful opportunity for us human beings to take responsibility for our actions and grow thereby, never losing sight of the fact that we must think very clearly and deeply to overcome our current problems.
  On Why aren't conservationists fighting poverty? posted 4 years, 3 months ago 23 Responses

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  Forgive us our debts

  Once upon a time you could just try and save the world, now you have to specialise, anti-nuclear, poverty, endangered species, peace, human rights, justice, etc, all important.
  I have no moral argument with easing the world's poverty but I also know that richer people will use more energy and produce more carbon dioxide, - as you see China now starting to do.
  The long term consequences of this on the climate will make current misery levels seem like a Sunday picnic.
  - Not only will human civilisation be likely to be destroyed, but also most of the plant and animal species as well, - slowly.
  When your attention is focused on Global Warming and you become informed of the issues, really it seems to be much much more important than any other area, and you can only hope there are still some other folk out there saving rare tree frogs or whatever, because you know that if you fail there probably won't be any tree frogs left, rare or otherwise. - It is a dilemna, and you can only stretch yourself so far, emotionally and physically.On Why aren't conservationists fighting poverty? posted 4 years, 3 months ago 23 Responses