Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self. - Cyril Connolly
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Killing Two Birds with One Stone??
After reading and watching a couple of disturbing articles regarding the increasing amount of plastics we are putting into the environment, I've started trying to cut back by using canvas shopping bags, and not buying bottled water. I bought one of those Soda Makers because I drink a ton of sparkling water. It works pretty well, but the gas canisters are a pain to send back and forth.
Anyway, what if plastic could be recycled back into oil? I mean, it's a pretoleum product anyway - right?
It's a good idea but it all boils down to cost- not just in dollar terms. I'm more curious to see how much energy it requires to produce the final product. In other words, if you are burning 1 pound of coal in electrical use (meaning more coal emissions) to produce a petroleum product equal to 1/2 a pound of coal enrergy, is it worthwhile?
Duda: My energy efficiency guru of an engineer brother writes: I saw this one today too. I forwarded it to Dad. It is a sustainable process too, meaning it uses less energy than it recovers.
Oh jeeebus, you caught me late getting the last doses of broadband before I head northward to a one-phone house and resort to my cell to check my email.
My moniker equals 1/2 Polish surname and the other half comes from the Friday afternoon glory days of gaming on a LAN with about 30 other enthusiastic members of the white-collar slaves at the mighty AOL headquarters in Dulles. It was funny, and it stuck. The Mobtownshank seems to love my insight.
But with great (humour) power comes great responsibility..
I've heard my name in the Camp Town Races bit before, from an old supervisor. He was funny enough to go as far as to post it on a memo. These days, he gets a funny look in his eye when my name is mentioned. Good times.
That's about all I can give away since I have a scorched earth policy with right wing blogs by using WMD's of facts, history and reality. 'Dem low-tooth-per-capita feller's don't seem to take it to well and I'd perfer to keep them at least a Unertl's distance.
Happy 4th. I'll be back in town armed and ready with a dialysis appointment for Artscape.
It's a good idea but it all boils down to cost- not just in dollar terms. I'm more curious to see how much energy it requires to produce the final product.
In other words, if you are burning 1 pound of coal in electrical use (meaning more coal emissions) to produce a petroleum product equal to 1/2 a pound of coal enrergy, is it worthwhile?