Energy Alternatives: The Time Is Now, page

Don't you get the feeling that given the hostilities with Iran, Venezuela, Iraq and now the UAE (because of the collapse of the ports deal) we're about to find ourselves in a historic energy squeeze?

While the government seems entirely focused on oil, there are lots of companies exploring alternatives. Some we hear about at the edges of the news Soy Bean Oil Car. Many are proved to be hoaxes or are never substantiated. But many others continue.

Apparently a NJ company called Blacklight Power has been discussed and dismissed as a hoax here in the past. But they seem to be continuing just the same and there are some independent scientists coming forward vetting at least some of the company's claims:

Article about Blacklight Power and other Alternatives

Independent Work


There's also alot of information on the comapny's website:

Blacklight Power


I feel we are now at a point historically where we need to act. The instability that's on the horizon could significantly impact this country and much of the world and it won't be pretty. If there are promising alternatives we need to do everything we can to push them forward post haste. If we have learned anything at all from recent history is that we cannot, as a people, rely on our government. The momentum needs to come from us and from private industry.

What can we do to push these technologies forward? There isn't a whole lot of time.




[edit on 10-3-2006 by jtma508]

Here is an Article you might be interested in.

Are we there yet? (There being the tipping point of Alt Energy)

Jack... your point is well taken. However, it doesn't matter what "is". What matters is what is perceived. If people think there's a shortage and react accordingly there is a shortage. My point is simply that there are viable alternatives that have not been responsibly developed. Sure, maybe bio-diesel fuels (like the soy bean oil car) can't completely replace oil but it should be evident that it could potentially replace enough oil to completely change the political dyanamic associated with the oil trade. Here are some facts: Bio-Diesel

And what about companies like BlackLight Power? Shouldn't we be forcing these kinds of developments to the forefront to either vet them as potential solutions or discard them as distractions? We put important, promising drugs on the fast track why not energy technologies?

The oil economy evolved from oil that was inexpensive, readily available and easy to get --- relatively speaking of course. Well that was then. Now it isn't inexpensive and the cost will continue to rise, it's becoming less available, more difficult to extract and interwoven with world politics that are quite unlikely to improve for a very, very long time.

We need multiple alternatives and we need them quickly.

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