US answer to global warming: smoke and giant space mirrors

[inkysquid12]

http://environment.guardian.co.uk/climatechange/story/0,,1999968,00.html

This looks like one plan that probably won't come to fruition. It looks like the report is trying to deflect responsibility from the fact that politics and the oil trade are too intertwined.

It's a bit suspicious that there are no lines of cars with hydrogen combustion engines currently on the market. I think if more of an effort had been made they would already be feasible for an average family car. Electric cars are currently inefficient but i would rather see the US government give money to projects concerning the development of this kind of technology, than issue a flimsy report that seems to shy away from saying that we should be cutting down greenhouse gas emissions, and instead suggests that the problem should be ignored for as long as possible.

Also, once China really 'gets going', the problem is going to get exponentially worse.

 

[Barb]

It's a bit suspicious that there are no lines of cars with hydrogen combustion engines currently on the market. I think if more of an effort had been made they would already be feasible for an average family car. Electric cars are currently inefficient but i would rather see the US government give money to projects concerning the development of this kind of technology...

Agreed, but you posted the answer to this problem: politics and the oil trade are too intertwined.

 

[Zeta]

They stole the giant space mirror thing from Futurama. O_O

 

[The Big Al]

I thought they dumped bigger and bigger ice cubes in the ocean in Futurama.

I agree about the Hydrogen Fuel Cells (and not just in cars). The oil companies need to realize they aren't oil companies, they're energy companies. Besides, we're quickly running out of profitable oil and then what?

 

[inkysquid12]

It's a bit suspicious that there are no lines of cars with hydrogen combustion engines currently on the market. I think if more of an effort had been made they would already be feasible for an average family car. Electric cars are currently inefficient but i would rather see the US government give money to projects concerning the development of this kind of technology...

Agreed, but you posted the answer to this problem: politics and the oil trade are too intertwined.

Yeah it was meant to be a continuation of that point but came out looking nothing like one.

 

[Zeta]

I thought they dumped bigger and bigger ice cubes in the ocean in Futurama.

Later in the same episode, Professor Wernstrom builds a giant space mirror to try to reflect the sun's rays away from earth. Unfortunately, it goes out of control and tilts towards earth, causing seering rays of sunlight to roast part of his audience.

 

[Drybones|ROOTBEER|]

They just need a space station and one super huge mirror that reflects 30% UV rays and sunlight.

Of course over the course of time, the mirrors will crack......they should create new mirrors then.