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To: SirLinksalot

You know, I was having a discussion with a liberal friend of mine about fuel cell vehicles. He was touting them and saying that the only emission was water vapor.

I thought about that and responded, “Well, how is that any better for reducing global warming since water vapor is the most abundant greenhouse gas?” He said water vapor wasn’t the abundant greenhouse gas. I pointed him to a dozen reputable sources that show that is indeed the case. He had no response for me after that.

Facts...like Kryptonite to Libs.


3 posted on 09/28/2007 9:30:59 AM PDT by Slapshot68
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To: Slapshot68

That, and most fuel cells use a “reformer” to convert natural gas to CO2 and H2.

Fuel cells use H2 + O2 to create electrical power and H2O as a byproduct. But most fuel cell proponents overlook the fact that, even tho there is no combustion happening, most fuel cell applications start with natural gas and the CH4 gets split into CO2 + 2H2 by the “reformer” do-hickey.

Without an abundant source of free hydrogen gas (H2), fuel cells aren’t going much of anywhere. And, as you point out, they *do* emit a known greenhouse gas. ;-)


13 posted on 09/28/2007 9:38:50 AM PDT by NVDave
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To: Slapshot68

Very sharp. You didn’t even have to get into a discussion of the cost of creating a fuel cell. Libs always assume tech is grown on trees or some miracle happens and it is found under a rock. Sigh, why are we even dragging these people along?


14 posted on 09/28/2007 9:39:20 AM PDT by Clock King (Bring the noise!)
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To: Slapshot68

“He had no response for me after that.”

Don’t confuse a liberal with facts.


20 posted on 09/28/2007 9:43:59 AM PDT by 353FMG (Government is the opiate of the people.)
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“facts....like kryptonite to libs...”

mainly, because they march in lockstep like the good little nazis that they are. the more of them that bow to the lies, the more they gain inroads into policy decisions and “running” everything for “the children”. (their objective is power....nothing else.)


36 posted on 09/28/2007 10:19:58 AM PDT by ripley
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