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Dirty little secret is out: We can't have alternative fuels and lower mileage
Houston Chronicle ^
| April 28, 2002
| TOM RANDALL
Posted on 04/28/2002 8:00:00 AM PDT by Dog Gone
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To: sixmil
"Why are they talking about mileage? When comparing alternatives to gasoline, wouldn't you want to compare emissions?" The greens are fond of pointing out that one fuel is "cleaner" than another, based on the amount of pollutants per gallon burned.
But, if you have to burn more gallons to go X distance, the "clean" fuel isn't so "clean" any more.
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04/28/2002 9:16:03 PM PDT
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okie01
To: Dog Gone
Should mileage be a concern if alternative fuels are used? Alcohol is a renewable fuel, unlike oil. Hydrogen fuel cells don't have to use natural gas although it might be convenient. Isn't the problem in a different area? If pollution is the problem, then why did we all install catalytic converters on our gas-powered cars and cut that kind of pollution to almost zero? If dependency on foreign sources for oil is the problem, then why not just build nuke plants and convert everything to electric, taking care of CO2 at the same time?
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