01/29/09

FAQs and Emails

FAQs

• Why Clean Coal and the Hydrogen Economy?
  • US self sufficiency, control, and economic stability.
  • Health issues (sickness and deaths) and costs related to air pollution in cities. (LA smog)
  • Elimination of CO2 levels (green house gas).
  • A clean energy or green energy.
  • Prevents nuclear proliferation.
    Prevents deadly nuclear waste.
  • Safer and healthier for the general population (fear, stress, terrorism, negligence, accidents, natural disasters).
  • Does not promote war and conflict.
  • Does not require ethanol (food price increase and food shortage).
  • Environmentally safer (oil spills).
  • Reduces the US trade deficit.
  • Promotes economic growth and domestic economic efficiency.
  • Is an unlimited (over a hundred year supply) source of power and energy.
  • It creates the hydrogen economy and infrastructure now that will be used by fusion energy and power later.
  • The hydrogen economy infrastructure can easily be added to the existing gasoline (Oil) infrastructure creating economic growth.
  • Leads to the fusion power and energy (unlimited) hydrogen economy.
  • Unlimited energy and power fuels economic growth.
• Do you work for the Clean Coal Industry?
  • No I do not work for the Clean Coal or Fusion industry or connected to it in anyway. I do not work for the Oil industry either but I think you have probably concluded that one already.
• What do you mean the middle class got "poorer"?
  • By cutting taxes to the wealthy the Federal deficit and debt is increased. In this case, after the Bill Clinton administration in 2001, there was actually a surplus and then it increased by an average of about $500 Billion annually after the George Bush administration tax cut on 06/01/2001. The wealthy get immediate profit from the tax cuts and the debt is redistributed to the general population (the middle class and low income families). The general populations taxes are wasted on interest to service the debt. In other words you get less for the taxes you pay and need to pay more taxes to obtain the same services. The added debt causes the US dollar to fall so foreign goods like food and oil are more expensive. The wealthy who profited immediately from the tax cuts, an average of about $500 Billion added to the debt annually since the tax cuts in 06/01/2001, can also invest in foreign currencies or economies to protect themselves from the falling value of the US dollar. So there is truth to the saying that the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. But in this case it isn't due to the rich being able to and the ability to invest, create businesses, or new innovations. In my opinion, it is caused by a crime, a fraud. The profit that the wealthy received is directly linked to the loss to the middle class, low income families,  and to the US government and the false economic pretense, which has caused the US economic crisis, is not based on economic reality or fact but used for political gain and power. You should note that the Bush family are part of these special interest groups, the wealthy and the oil industry.
• What do you mean by economic fact or reality?
  • The dynamic (change) between the US dollar and the added debt and deficits is an economic fact and reality. The added debt caused the depreciation of the US dollar. Another economic reality and fact is the current US economic crisis.
• Was the economic crisis caused by the price or cost of Oil?
  • No. In my opinion the economic policies and foreign policies of the current US administration have caused the high cost of oil. The economic crisis was caused by the deficits that caused the US dollar to fall 25-40% in value. Like all foreign goods the cost of Oil went up because the US dollar went down or is worth less then before. The price of Oil is also very high because of speculation. Oil producing countries have also recently stated that there is enough supply and that the price and cost of oil should be around $80 and that it is above $120 because of speculation. The speculation is probably caused by the prospect of war with Iran and a possible disruption in supply. You should note the Oil industry corporations have been making record profits and not the oil producing countries.
• Was the economic crisis caused by the mortgage industry or banks?
  • No. The economic crisis was caused by the deficits that caused the US dollar to fall 25-40% in value.  People do foreclose their mortgages because they can no longer pay due to a loss of employment for example. In this case there has been a disruption in the economy that has caused an unprecedented number of foreclosures. The disruption is that the purchasing value and power of the US dollar has gone down 25-40% (the cost of living has suddenly increased) so foreign and domestic goods like food (wheat) and oil (cost and speculation) has increased. The result is that many people could no longer cover their mortgages at the end at the month resulting in mortgage closures. High mortgage foreclosures can causes real estate values to go down. Real estate values have been very high for a long time in Europe and they have mortgages that go up to 100 years.
• Are you anti-capitalism or anti-wealth?
  • No, I do not like crimes committed on the wealthy or crimes committed on the poor. Capitalism does not mean crime, or that you can commit crimes on those who have less economic power or influence, like fraud for example. In some cases the crime of fraud can have serious consequences on the victims such as the loss of retirement savings, health issues related to malnutrition (cost of food), the loss of their homes (homelessness), and even death due to lack of medical care (or homelessness, food (malnutrition and starvation)).

Email (question)

a) You mention that nuclear power was initially viewed as a safe source of energy. However, due to various accidents, we now see that it isn't as safe as once thought. Likewise, when you mention that the burning of coal is emission free (or nearly emission free), aren't you afraid that the same may become true for coal burning and the storing of its emissions underground? If a major leak were to happen near a populated area, many lives could be put in harm's way. Remember, burning coal emits co2, mercury, sulpfur compounds (sulphuric acid, sulphur dioxide), nitrogen oxides, polycyclic aromatic compounds (eg, benzene-carcinogen), hydrochloric acid, hydrogen fluoride, soot and solid matter.

b) You acknowledge that natural gas is a green energy, Thus since Canada is home to a large reservoir of natural gas, shouldn’t we focus our attention on gas rather than emission-emitting coal? Thus natural gas should be used until fusion power is well-controlled.

c) Wind mills are also noisy and kill a large number of birds. Nonetheless, if they are placed in remote areas and have a life span that makes them self-sufficient or profitable, why not have them.

Email (answer)

If the Clean Coal Technologies and Hydrogen Economies had been added sooner the claims that the Economic Crisis is caused or has been caused by the price of Oil could not have been made or said to be in any way related to it. Clean Coal technologies (burning and hydrogen conversion) would create the Hydrogen Economy and not Coal burning. "electricity by turning coal into gas, thereby removing impurities including CO2, and burning the resulting pure gas to turn turbines to produce power." The Hydrogen created can also be used for the Hydrogen liquid cars and Hydrogen Fuel Cell cars. (see the Coal and Oil The New Hydrogen Economy Video)

The quantities of Coal in the US are huge and it is a green energy now that can be improved further. One technology eliminates emissions completely and the other reduces them by over 90%. The US would become self sufficient and have complete control over this green energy. Since this resource is in the US it would also be highly protected and free from attacks or disruptions. Foreign Countries, Foreign Oil, and the Oil industry would no longer have control, power, or influence over the US. This would create the new Hydrogen Economy and also eliminate the CO2 gasoline (Oil) emitting cars or greatly reduce them. It would also decrease the pollution levels, that are a health issue, in cities also (LA smug). In the US Coal power already powers 50% of the Electricity, it's not new or would now begin to be used, and is also heavily used in China so it’s in everyone’s interest to implement the zero or near zero CO2 emitting technologies and improve them as well.

The CO2 cannot escape the storage and if it does it becomes trapped by the ground as the Texas Geologist says it would. Let’s say a huge quantity of CO2 did escape somehow, it would also need to be concentrated. We have large amounts of CO2 right now with cars using gasoline (Oil) in cities. This is not a closed garage. Oil consumption and car emissions are not reduced in any way at this present time. Coal can completely eliminate the CO2 emissions and pollution levels (LA smug). It can also greatly reduce or eliminate gasoline (Oil) consumption.

Any, if any, by products can be handled safely compared to radioactive waste. Any kind of disaster, danger, or accident cannot be compared to a nuclear disaster, danger, or accident. For example a Terrorist threat on a Nuclear Power plant does not compare to one on a Clean Coal Power plant. There is no fear involved for the general population. The nuclear lobby is trying to claim or project the image that they are a green energy or clean energy. I don’t understand how they can possibly do this with the fact that they have the most deadly by product of all and it remains deadly for thousands of years. Clean Coal is really the key. We have natural gas now but still heavily dependent on gasoline (Oil). Coal, because of its quantities in the US, can eliminate Oil use altogether, something I believe the Oil industry fears, but Oil can also be used in the new Hydrogen Economy either by being converted to Hydrogen like Coal or used by the older or dual-infrastructure as gasoline. Nuclear Power contributes to nuclear proliferation and danger unlike Clean Coal and Fusion Power.

Clean Coal and natural gas are both very good. Again as for leaks, CO2 storage is in remote areas, if any leaks were to happen it wouldn’t be near a city to start with. CO2 and pollution is high in cities already because of gasoline (Oil) consuming cars. The new Hydrogen cars would reduce or eliminate pollution levels, LA smog for example, that are related to health issue and sickness in cities as well. Natural gas leaks do happen in Cities. They are toxic and explosive. Do not get me wrong, like I said, natural gas is very good and should be maximized.

Wind Power kill birds! I do not like wind mills even more now. They are costly, only profitable after many years, and require maintenance that is in remote places. If they are only profitable after many years then what is their life-span, and of course a Hydrogen Economy from Clean Coal leads to, and continues to use the infrastructure and investments made for a Fusion Power Hydrogen Economy which makes wind mills “Prehistoric” and not needed. Adding the Hydrogen Infrastructure also contributes to Economic growth in many ways.

The Oil industry and lobbyist will use their power to eliminate funding and technologies that threaten them and promote alternatives that are not common sense or that are costly in order to promote the use of Oil, protect their power, control, and profits regardless of the effects on the US and its people. For example the main project in the US, FutureGen, was cancelled by the current US administration not that long ago. The other projects are being implemented in European countries. You should note that during this time of crisis the Oil industry has been making record profits. You should also know the difference between the Oil Industry Corporations and Oil Producing Countries.

Many people also claim or say that the Iraq war is really about Oil and obtaining more Oil and control over Oil. It is true that the Oil industry and lobbyist can manipulate politics and countries in to war to obtain more Oil, power, and control the same way they can promote alternatives that are not profitable, common sense, or a threat to them.

I also believe that by continuing to threaten and isolate Iran, Iran and the US will be manipulated into a war and the real motive behind this may be to obtain more control over Oil and an Oil producing country. Iran is the second largest Oil producer. Iran would want to use a nuclear weapon as a deterrent of war or threat against invasion and the US and other countries would have justification for war on Iran to eliminate a threat to themselves and their people.

The Oil producing countries recently stated that the price of Oil should be around $80 because there is sufficient supply and that speculation is really what is keeping the price of Oil high and around $120-140. Speculation that might be fueled by a prospect of a disruption due to a war or tensions with Iran. Bernanke also stated that the price of Oil was not related to supply or supply and demand in the congressional hearings but other factors .

Thanks for the question

I welcome anyone, politicians, oil lobbyist, wind mill, coal, fusion to discuss or dispute my opinions, ask questions, or provide more information.