Lizzie asks…
What energy source produces the most energy in the USA, and the world?
I’d like to know about man-made, and renewable. in detail please!!!
The Expert answers:
Coal for the US and I suspect for the world also
Mark asks…
Renewable Energy question?
The idea of cold fusion obviously holds a lot of appeal – turning tiny atoms into vast amounts of energy that is clean and almost limitless. If this technology were developed and become suddenly available, it would make the scientists rich beyond their wildest dreams and perhaps throw our energy-based economy into chaos. If cold fusion were developed, who should control it? China is currently the leader in cold-fusion research. If they succeed, would it be fair for them to keep it this technology to themselves or should the technology be dispersed freely throughout the world? What, if anything, would be the downside to this source of power?
The Expert answers:
If cold fusion were developed, who should control it? Those that developed it and patented it.
If they succeed, would it be fair for them to keep it this technology to themselves or should the technology be dispersed freely throughout the world. Why would anyone give away anything that valuable? I sure would not.
What, if anything, would be the downside to this source of power?1. Extreme high cost to build such plants. 2. Safety Issues. 3. Disposal of waste issues.
Mary asks…
Do you think that the more the world uses green energy the better off we’ll be?
In the immediate, short, medium, long and very long terms? Because then price spikes, fluctuations and increases in other energy production methods will be insulated against, right? Plus once the green energy industry takes off prices will come down more and more while we know many other forms of energy production will get more and more expensive especially those forms that are not renewable or have expensive waste storage, pollution or emission problems.
The Expert answers:
Yes
Ruth asks…
Why is the claim that “energy independence” is an ideal never challenged?
The whole idea of “energy independence” is nothing more than protectionism, that old view of the economy that was discredited by Adam Smith back in 1776. Protectionism certainly benefits inefficient domestic producers (in this case, the producers of uneconomic forms of energy) at the expense of more efficient foreign producers (in this case, foreign oil producers) and the consumers (who have to pay higher prices for inferior products). These inefficient forms of “renewable” energy were used prior to the 20th century, but lost on the free market to petroleum.
Businesses that produce efficient products never resort to lobbying Congress for protectionist legislation, because they would win either way and because protectionist legislation leads to retaliatory legislation abroad. In fact, protectionism has a long history of fomenting wars. It is no coincidence that prior to both World War I and World War II, waves of protectionism broke out around the world. In the US, Herbert Hoover’s Smoot-Hawley tariff was a large part of the reason why the Great Depression became the Great Depression.
Were we ever to achieve “energy independence,” the likely result would be a weakening of our national security. The people of the Islamic world already hate our country because of our role in creating and propping up the Israeli government over the years. They already hate us for overthrowing their governments and for stationing troops in their region. The fact that we trade with a few Islamic nations is the one thing keeping these nations from turning into state sponsors of terrorism against our country. We trade with the nation of Saudi Arabia, which has prevented the government of Saudi Arabia from being captured by al-Qaeda like many other Middle Eastern governments.
No nation can isolate itself economically from the rest of the world and expect to prosper. Just look at Cuba, North Korea, and the Gaza Strip. It is long past time for politicians to stop trying to isolate us from the global energy market.
The Expert answers:
The whole idea of energy independence is one that big business corporations have been against since the 70s. The truth is that the foreign oil producers are cooperative partners with American oil companies and they have been for many decades now. In the 70s there was an energy revolution emerging from the jump in oil prices and while steps were taken by our government to invest in infrastructure projects, our beloved oil industry was able to halt the funding of these projects just long enough while their Arabian Oil counterparts lowered the price of oil, calming many angry Americans. You have to understand that American Oil Corporations do not have our national interests and you would be a fool to think that they did. A Corporation serves one purpose, and that is to profit for its shareholders. Chevron, BP, Shell, etc are not government entities buddy. We live in America and the last time I checked we live in the land of the free, we cannot look to the government to provide us with cheaper prices because we’re not happy with the rising costs of oil. If that was the case then this would not be the Great United States of America. The oil companies are not the enemy, foreign governments are not the enemy, there are no terrorists and there are no countries, the only threat to the average American is his own ignorance. Americans are falling behind when it comes to intellect.
Laura asks…
Riddl me this, Riddle Me that? What is the most abundant convertable energy in the Cosmos and on Earth?
Check this out. The most abundant source of energy is all the photons from the Sun and all the stars in the known Galaxy. I quote this info from Mark Goldes, who has researched and proven that we can extract photonic power from the space time fabric. Photons are evenly spread through out all space. Plus you can generate 20 times the power than solar 24/7. Look below… Magnetic Power Inc’s mission is to supply the world with clean, abundant, and inexpensive electricity.
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The Expert answers:
Dirt.
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