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Saturday, April 28, 2007

CO2 NEGATIVE POWER

Another Jerry Pournelle link. This is about enthusiasm he had expressed in the late 70s & early 80s for an ocean thermal power system. This uses the heat differential between surface waters & deep ocean. Since deep ocean water is at about 4C everwhere in the world it is really only suitable for equatorial areas. Even there the heat differential means it doesn't give much power per gallon but the ocean is a big place. One side effect is that because nutrients tend to sink to the bottom of the sea deep ocean water is fertile & when brought into sunlight blooms plankton.

On Global Warming and CO2


I reread part of your Step Farher Out from mummbelty mumble years ago & saw your support of ocean thermal power generators which, by using water from the sea bottoms bring nutrients to the surface & stimulates plankton growth. I was struck by the similarity to the geritol solution of cutting CO2 by using iron solution to stimulate plankton growth.


Does this mean that we have a method of making power which is CO2 negative? Has there been either progress or serious glitches since then?


Neil Craig


There were tests near Hawaii. The system works, and ought to be tried; one problem is transport of the resulting energy. It's idea for islands, of course.


I really need to get A Step Farther Out back in print. There's a rough version of Two Steps Farther out as well. What I don't have is time.


PROFESSOR LIVIU LIBRESCU

I posted on Chaos Manor is reply to discussion on the Virgina Tech massacre. A previous poster had listed a number of cuases of this nutter to one of which I replied

Of the various factors involved in the V Tech massacre
"3. Avoid the sort of publicity for such events that the perpetrator would have wanted and is likely to encourage copy cats. Fat chance " seems to be the one uniquiely relevant to the modern world.
Our instant worldwide communications system clearly does encourage these killings. The cure of ending it would be far worse than the disease.
However I suggest that in a really healthy society the media would be more interested in the heroism of men like Professor Liviu Librescu,
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1176152816138&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
I can think of no better way to die than respected at 76 saving ones pupil's lives.

It is also worth pointing out that if open borders allowed the killer in they did the same for the Professor.


Neil Craig


I do not believe that either of those came here under an open borders policy. Otherwise I agree.


Friday, April 27, 2007

COMMENTS

Our Nazi friends http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,2054299,00.html

Lib Dems to spend another £1 billion http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=559582007

Housing http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=559892007

Automated cars & trains http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/scitech.cfm?id=559992007

Transatlantic flights £6, tax £124 http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=566632007

Federation http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=565372007

IPCC "leaked" report http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=566602007

Cern http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=572602007

International law http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/ian_williams/2007/04/_their_territory_split_by.html

Holocaust http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/seth_freedman/2007/04/never_forget_is_not_enough.html
Freedom - Russia V the US http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=577232007

Gordo http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/opinion.cfm?id=577372007

Salmond http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/opinion.cfm?id=577472007

Gore http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,2057607,00.html

Libdems in Scotland http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,2057474,00.html

Roads http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/letters.cfm?id=588262007

Pension http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,2058890,00.html

Paying for it http://www.theherald.co.uk/politics/news/display.var.1335295.0.0.php

Housing http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/news/display.var.1335428.0.0.php

The Good (sole mention of the 9% Party in the media)http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/politics.cfm?id=593932007

Dewar http://www.theherald.co.uk/politics/news/display.var.1338722.0.0.php

Greenery http://www.theherald.co.uk/politics/news/display.var.1338729.0.0.php
Bio-fuel porkbarreling http://news.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=601112007

Space http://news.scotsman.com/scitech.cfm?id=600072007

Eating up the Greens http://www.theherald.co.uk/politics/news/display.var.1342474.0.0.php

Rail http://www.theherald.co.uk/politics/news/display.var.1338719.0.0.php

Jack Straw says http://www.theherald.co.uk/politics/news/display.var.1342456.0.0.php
McConnell http://election.theherald.co.uk/homepage/electionnews/display.var.1345814.0.0.php
Trains http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/news/display.var.1345823.0.0.php

Labour backer likes SNP http://election.theherald.co.uk/homepage/electionnews/display.var.1345874.0.0.php http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/politics.cfm?id=612722007

Greens http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=612862007

Nicol http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=613402007

Warming http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/ian_williams/2007/04/global_warming_diplomatic_chil.htm
coalition http://election.theherald.co.uk/homepage/electionnews/display.var.1345871.0.0.php
Housing http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/news/display.var.1347093.0.0.php

Nuclear http://www.theherald.co.uk/politics/news/display.var.1347061.0.0.php

Business support http://www.theherald.co.uk/politics/news/display.var.1347051.0.0.php

Manifesto costings http://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=622252007

Criminalising denial of state truth http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,2063276,00.html

Sewage spill http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/news/display.var.1349717.0.0.php
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/letters.cfm?id=628142007

Education http://www.theherald.co.uk/politics/news/display.var.1349492.0.0.php

Pylons http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/scitech.cfm?id=627182007

Nuclear http://www.theherald.co.uk/politics/news/display.var.1352080.0.0.php

New planet http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/scitech.cfm?id=636132007

Referendum http://www.theherald.co.uk/politics/news/display.var.1355630.0.0.php
Jim Mather http://www.theherald.co.uk/politics/news/display.var.1355637.0.0.php
http://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=641272007

Bin collection https://www2.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6214838&postID=659851500392725941

McConnell's first priority - all of them http://www.theherald.co.uk/politics/news/display.var.1359220.0.0.php
Council Tax http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/news/display.var.1359233.0.0.php

Forming a majority http://www.theherald.co.uk/politics/news/display.var.1359224.0.0.php
Condi's slip http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=648852007

Minority government http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=649022007

Self confidence & architecture http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,2066804,00.html

ALL JOCK TAMSON'S BAIRNS

Last night we were out putting up posters in central Glasgow. I was up a lamppost (near the Maltman in Union St) & there was a beggar on the pavement asking for money whom we were studiously ignoring.When our eyes met he said "Its OK mate, I don't mean you. You're working same as me"

PS Sorry I haven't been on for a few days. Blogspot have been revamping & I was locked out. Damn.

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