tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597656451205429515.post657078703768934677..comments2024-02-16T17:52:44.944-06:00Comments on The Nuclear Green Revolution: Human Labor as Renewable EnergyCharles Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01125297013064527425noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597656451205429515.post-1951285371100029312010-04-17T20:47:47.102-05:002010-04-17T20:47:47.102-05:00I'm reminded of a horrid fact about slavery. I...I'm reminded of a horrid fact about slavery. I understand that humans are twice as efficient as horses, in terms of mechanical work delivered per calorie of food ingested. True?Robert Hargraveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06846491141058940965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597656451205429515.post-41281794385837986402010-04-13T16:23:56.627-05:002010-04-13T16:23:56.627-05:00Charles,
After reading your post I got the urge t...Charles,<br /><br />After reading your post I got the urge to listen to the "Song of the Volga Boatmen" sung by the Russian Red Army Choir and "Old Man River" sung by Paul Robeson, both via Youtube. I built a sweat just listening to those songs. Just imagine if you had to be the one to actually pull a riverboat upstream or load bails of cotton by hand. It makes one appreciate the time we live in with the miracle of electricity and the mastery of the internal combustion engine. Life would be harder and shorter without them. All I can say is thank god for these "Modern Marvels."bobcatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597656451205429515.post-77012301308870053232010-04-13T14:16:06.513-05:002010-04-13T14:16:06.513-05:00The distinction between sustainable energy and ren...The distinction between sustainable energy and renewable energy is that sustainable energy fulfills the needs of today without compromising the needs of tomorrow, where as renewable energy doesn't necessarily accomplish either.<br /><br />All renewable energy does is be in principle available for a really long, but finite, time. It is specifically defined to not include useful sources of energy like hydro(usually excluded but not always) and nuclear.Soylentnoreply@blogger.com