Comments on: Reflections on a Town Hall Meeting of Energize West Virginia https://www.frackcheckwv.net/2012/07/11/reflections-on-a-town-hall-meeting-of-energize-west-virginia/ Just another WordPress site Wed, 14 Feb 2024 02:06:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: S. Tom Bond https://www.frackcheckwv.net/2012/07/11/reflections-on-a-town-hall-meeting-of-energize-west-virginia/#comment-10577 S. Tom Bond Thu, 12 Jul 2012 19:25:08 +0000 http://www.frackcheckwv.net/?p=5490#comment-10577 The official prediction (National Climate Prediction Center) at http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/  is calling for a long, hot summer.  Crop prediction is far from accurate.  Using corn for fuel is foolish.  It is more of of a dilutant since it has only 2/3 the energy of gasoline, and screws up many engines, too. The official prediction (National Climate Prediction Center) at http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/  is calling for a long, hot summer.  Crop prediction is far from accurate.  Using corn for fuel is foolish.  It is more of of a dilutant since it has only 2/3 the energy of gasoline, and screws up many engines, too.

]]> By: Duane Nichols https://www.frackcheckwv.net/2012/07/11/reflections-on-a-town-hall-meeting-of-energize-west-virginia/#comment-10575 Duane Nichols Thu, 12 Jul 2012 18:13:37 +0000 http://www.frackcheckwv.net/?p=5490#comment-10575 CORN FOR FUEL OR FOR FOOD: Numbers released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) show the size of the current corn harvest and how much of it is projected to be used for ethanol. As in recent years, roughly 40 percent of U.S. corn (nearly 5 billion bushels) is projected to be used to make fuel, despite drought conditions across much of the Corn Belt causing a significant reduction in the total size of the crop. Many argue that diverting such a huge percentage of the corn crop to make ethanol contributes to food price volatility and food shortages around the world. See: http://ecowatch.org/2012/food-or-fuel/ CORN FOR FUEL OR FOR FOOD: Numbers released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) show the size of the current corn harvest and how much of it is projected to be used for ethanol. As in recent years, roughly 40 percent of U.S. corn (nearly 5 billion bushels) is projected to be used to make fuel, despite drought conditions across much of the Corn Belt causing a significant reduction in the total size of the crop. Many argue that diverting such a huge percentage of the corn crop to make ethanol contributes to food price volatility and food shortages around the world.

See: http://ecowatch.org/2012/food-or-fuel/

]]> By: Madsen https://www.frackcheckwv.net/2012/07/11/reflections-on-a-town-hall-meeting-of-energize-west-virginia/#comment-10572 Madsen Thu, 12 Jul 2012 15:15:58 +0000 http://www.frackcheckwv.net/?p=5490#comment-10572 I got rid of the old methane stove, its smell and noise and got me a new electric stove, no smell, no whooshing sound of flames. Next up is solar on the roof for the electricity. And then solar for the hot water. Still trying to figure out how to convert the gas forced hot air furnace to something not dependent on fossil fuel. Don't have enough yards in the backyard for geothermal, nor the $30,000. I got rid of the old methane stove, its smell and noise and got me a new electric stove, no smell, no whooshing sound of flames. Next up is solar on the roof for the electricity. And then solar for the hot water. Still trying to figure out how to convert the gas forced hot air furnace to something not dependent on fossil fuel. Don’t have enough yards in the backyard for geothermal, nor the $30,000.

]]> By: Frank Arroway https://www.frackcheckwv.net/2012/07/11/reflections-on-a-town-hall-meeting-of-energize-west-virginia/#comment-10570 Frank Arroway Thu, 12 Jul 2012 06:43:59 +0000 http://www.frackcheckwv.net/?p=5490#comment-10570 Some say, electric ranges are very convenient to use compared to gas ranges for cooking, baking, and general kitchen usage. Some say, electric ranges are very convenient to use compared to gas ranges for cooking, baking, and general kitchen usage.

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