“Kill camels to decrease emissions” at Heliogenic Climate Change

The Federal Opposition’s agriculture spokesman, John Cobb, says eliminating Australia’s feral camels would mean huge savings in carbon emissions.

To Curb Emissions, Port of Los Angeles Tests Hydrogen-Electric Trucks - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

The trucks, which cost $255,000 each, have a potential range of up to 400 miles, according to Vision.

Battery power for trucks ... - Saturday, March 7, 2009 | 2:09 a.m. - Las Vegas Sun

[comment] When they talk about cost, all they want to talk about is the cost of electrical power vs. the cost of a gas which they say still cost $4 a gallon. They do not talk about capital cost or the cost of having extra expensive batteries or replacing the expensive batteries.

The truck has a range of only 30 miles when it is doing full loads.

It needs 4 hours to fully recharge.

The truck does not have an AC or heating system.

The truck cost more than 3 times over regular yard truck.

The truck has expensive batteries that need to be replaced before the end of the truck's life.

Of course, the Port, the Mayor and the seller want to hype it. The Port and Mayor spent a lot of money on it.

If you want to be a kool-aid drinker then I can't stop you there.

Al Fin: Children: Don't Fear the Plant Food

Is it child abuse to fill a child's mind with fearsome images of impending doom? Certainly, if the doom being force-fed to schoolchildren is based upon a fabrication. If sweet, hometown schoolteachers are filling your child's mind with invented horrors which have no real basis in science, what should be done?