Re: GAS-L: Principles of Sustainability

["Kermit Schlansker" <kssustain@provide.net>]

Dear Kevin,

           I am in agreement that energy taxes would cause more conservation
and more money put into tree planting, gasification, and other forms of
alternate energy. The only problem is that I am 78 years old, have no
political power and could make no contribution to that. Presently there is
no blue print for the future. Bush will probably put a lot on money into
hydrogen. I would prefer that he would put the money into forestation,
Gasification, windmills, solar, and low energy housing. . As an engineer.I
can possibly design both machines and society and then publish and hope that
someone more powerful will use the ideas.My motivation is the fact that I
can clearly see my grandchildren in a cold and starving situation at the age
of 50.
             Gasification is of tremendous importance to sustainability
because biomass may be the only fuel we can use in winter. If the wood is
carefully saved for the coldest months. 10 quads might get us through the
winter while doing some serious manufacturing. In the summer months we might
be able to use solarThe use of waste heat from energy processeds for space
heating is about the only way we can get high efficiency. The engineers job
is to make the whole process as efficient as possible.
              Tom Reed's  wood driven tractor is one of the best
sustainability  devices that I have seen. It might have more power on
charcoal. However charcoal making must be done in a building in winter in
order to use the waste heat.


Kermit Schlansker
-----Original Message-----
From: Kevin Chisholm <kchisholm@ca.inter.net>
To: Kermit Schlansker <kssustain@provide.net>; Gasification
<gasification@crest.org>
Date: Monday, November 25, 2002 6:47 AM
Subject: Re: GAS-L: Principles of Sustainability


>Dear Kermit
>
>I do appreciate your concerns for sustainability.
>
>What do you think of the concept of all the Governments of the World
>imposing a 50% tax on all non-sustainable fuels?
>
>Would that not encourage a shift toward the use of energy from sustainable
>sources? Would not that encourage conservation?
>
>Kindest regards,
>
>Kevin Chisholm
>
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