Mother Jones - Comments for "Power Q&A: Ed Begley Jr."

I saw that movie, and I

I saw that movie, and I swear I saw a cool looking car that worked. I know many engineers.

This company, Packwind, has

This company, Packwind, has a vertical-axis wind turbine that has never harmed a bird, bat, anything, and that is a concern of many like-minded people.

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not to say personal choices

not to say personal choices (like Ed's) are bad.... in fact they make you feel good mentally and physically, and usually help your wallet.

Don't just get angry, get involved.

wow, some people really don't like Ed Begley...

I'm always wary of the first few entries on comments pages- usually they are either paid trolls or people with too much venom... the more reasoned responses come later.

I do know the theories for some of these energy sources have been around for decades, and experimental technology has been around since the 70s (the last big federal investment push into our university research programs, thank you President Carter) but the indutrial technology (the stuff you can sell) has been around for only about a decade- and the stuff is getting better and cheaper and gaining more investment.... but still needs a lot of help of course.

I saw that movie, and I swear I saw a cool looking car that worked. I know many engineers, and a few that have actually built alternative fuel cars. That technology is there- just not at $10k a car, yet.

if you put solar panels on even half the rooftops in America (which, sq ftage are mostly industrial/commercial), put solar dishes and wind turbines on every highway.... this is what we're talking about here- there are answers. Now I'm all for decentralized power generation and private ownership.... but that would break the current utility monopolies....

I just can't believe that anyone who derides alternative energy is not a schill for the utilities.

And Ed should be bringing up another point- but it goes against his persona I guess- that if everyone lived like Ed we still would be in crisis, because individual effects pale in comparison to industrial/commercial... i didn't start the problem and i can't solve it- it will take (gasp) all of us, collectively through (gasp) goverment to (gasp) regulate industrial/commercial damage

All you people can't be serious...

Nuclear? I only wish I was missing a chromosome like all the readers on here to believe that creating energy through a process that produces hyper toxic byproducts is a more realistic solution to our climate and energy crises than say solar. It seems that the American public can't quite understand the futility of trying to live out the 1950's version of the American dream with our 21-century dilemmas. So what if our electric bills rise? We've never had to pay the actual cost for powering the plethora of electronic junk we own. And if it takes paying more for people to consume less, so be it.

Conserve first

More important than investing in a wind turbine or solar is to conserve. Improve your insulation, fill up any holes/cracks that let heat out in the winter; heat in in the summer. Invest in a more efficient furnace, shade your air conditioner (and invest in a more efficient one). Only improve windows if the contractor really knows what he is doing - many fail to install them correctly & insulate correctly and you end up with less efficient windows than your old many-coats-of-paint storms (the coats of paints form a seal that effectively acts as insulation).

If everyone in the world had

If everyone in the world had Ed B's standard of living(carbon footprint) the world would still produce increasing amounts of CO2. Wind and solar will not come down in price because they are not effective ways to make power. They have been around a long time. They are bulky. If we do not go nuclear then we have to have a whole new way of life. Only if we live like monks will the math work. Movie Stars no matter how nice they are can not preach. Their industry makes to much CO2. He is much better than Al Gore but when a whore talks virtue it does not ring true.

I just finished Mr.Begley's book, "Living Like Ed". OK. He has detractors. But--are any of them as dedicated and determined to live with as few resources as he is? He is actually trying to model a new way of living and thinking about life in a post resource world. It's easy to pick on one thing to disparage, especially something like an alternative auto. So,how many bicycle riders are out there? How many of you grow some of your own food? Recycle everything possible? Take low H2O showers? Give up eating resource consuming beef? Until you are willing to walk a mile in his entirely vegan shoes you are like those folks who call themselves Christians and live in a manner that would leave Jesus gasping in horror. The answer to What Would Jesus Drive is: Jesus would walk. So, get your sandals dusty or hush. For the record--we grow a lot of our own food, i.e., we canned 6 1/2 bushels of tomatoes and we grow enough surplus to give bushels of organic produce to our local food bank, we burn only local carbon to heat our home, fans to cool it, low e bulbs, raise our own free range chickens and teach people to do the same. Yes, it takes time but what makes your time so precious that you can't be working to make the world a better place for your having been here?

All I ever hear about is these old technologies. I hope you will post this comment. Its long but it could change the way the world is run.

New Car that run only on water no fuel !!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HivxQN_G8tA&feature=related

Genepax - Water Car from Japan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLjVVPeyDKk

This is a wonderful fuel for the consumer. Not for oil or gas companies. Its a great fuel for everyone except those that have an investment in oil. I think it also could help with the global warming plan I have two more videos if you want to see they go into detail on how the engines work. Its fasinating.

These are from the Genepax car.

Japanese water powered car 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YRvqAggvss&feature=related

I think these this is a translation of what is being said.

In this white box, there is basically the same system. In addition to what you saw, there are such things as a regulator device, in order to supply a certain voltage current, and a pump that pumps water. They're packaged into one system.

In this system, the water supply is automated. By simply switch it on, water is being sent by a pump (just as shown over there earlier). You can hear the sound of pumping water.

Later, a car will be show. The car has the exact same generator system. Our system can be used as shown for home usage, as well as for vehicles like cars. There is about 2 liters of water, and runs for about 7 hours [for the appliances here]. Basically water is recycled.

This gauge shows the level of water here. We pour the water in here. To make it more visible, we are using colored water.

We would like to demonstrate the basic mechanism of this system that our company has invented. Please take a look at this. As shown in an earlier diagram, you see a stack of cells, lined up, sandwiched together.

As a safety precaution, we put the cover back on during the demonstration, as electrical currents flow here. So, you have seen that there is no hydrogen tank or ocean water in the box.

We will pour water into this box. If water enters this box, it creates electricity. We'll verify this with the voltmeter. In order to pour water, we use this little pump. This pump is used only to move water. It has nothing to do with the creation of electricity. After the water is poured, the pump will be detached.

Today we're using so-called "seiseisi" [purified, manufactured for lab usage] water. Water in the cup is pumped into the box. You will see that water comes out from here, at which point we will stop pumping water.

Usually 25V, but today it is 24V.

Below is a video animation that shows how the water that is poured in is turned into hydrogen fuel.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YYhsw9hbOo

I dont see any reason why these cars could not be on the road and being driven around. These Japanese are basically giving away how they do it in this video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YRvqAggvss&feature=related

You could power your house with this system as well. The potential is unlimited. Please send these videos to others this does not need to be a secret.

....is silly.

Honestly, Ed Begley, Jr. seems like a nice guy and is no doubt sincere in his beliefs, but interviewing an actor for what is supposed to be a serious look at the energy crisis.

While our electic power bills are getting higher also. We do not talk about the privatization of our dams, and other infastructure. PUGET SOUND ENERGY IS SELLING OUR RESOURCES TO FORGEIN INVESTORS led by Macquarie Bank of Australia http://www.savepse.org/ espcially look at this link what they actually would own:http://www.savepse.org/flyers/PSES-POWER-GENERATING-PORTFOLIO.pdf This is an Enron disaster to happen, Vrolijk

do you know how to contact Ed or could you please forward this on for his consideration please. I have a project in the wind generation field that I'm looking to market but I'm not looking to make the lions share. I'm actualy only trying to fund the next project. I've already tested this as it was built for lower windspeeds but has a natural cavatation for excess wind handling. It turns at 27rpm at a 4 mph wind, 61 @10mph, 67@ 45mph. It is simple enough to build by anyone with a little handyman in him. We would only need to supply plans. I've thought of contacting Sir Richard Branson on this project but thought that Ed was probably a better place to start. My home e-mail is fatherprindle@yahoo.com
Thank You
Mark

Mother Jones - Comments for "Power Q&amp;A: Ed Begley Jr."