Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Is Biomass efficient enough?

Biomass is a inexpensive product found amongst decomposed material found in tall grass or grass cripplings that could be a possible to be used in the future of many vechiles, but is it practical? Some people wonder if burning wood and the wastes will have some for of influence on the the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide buildup in the atmosphere is a significant cause of global climate change. Fossil fuel combustion takes carbon that was locked away underground (as crude oil and gas) and transfers it to the atmosphere as CO2. When wood is burned, however, it recycles carbon that was already in the natural carbon cycle. Consequently, the net effect of burning wood fuel is that no new CO2 is added to the atmosphere. It could be a reasonable alternative to gasoline that safe for the environment and inexpensive for the current economy.
Many people should see the potential in creating a car that runs on on waste no matter how it ridiculous it sounds. Others fear that it will not produce enough fuel to meet the demand once it hits the makets, but they should not be any worries. According to Jim Motavilli, Rentech, a renewable fuel resource company, is partnering up with SilvaGas Corporation to convert grass crippling into 600 barrels of diesel daily;enough to produce 64 gigawats of renewable power for at least 30,000 homes. This form of energy could help us waste less petroleum and rely on trying to make biofuel more into use than before. Though there are some cars that could run on waste in the market, some vehicles could easily be damaged by using this kind of fuel if they are not.

Ethanol: A Bad Alternative?

Though the environment continues to change rapidly due to human actions, people are beginning to realize some potential alternative fuel resource that could be safe to consume for the enviroment. Ethanol has been swarming around people's heads for years as a alternative to petroleum next to biomass.Using corn may have been seen as a clever idea for a alternative fuel, but it could endanger our wallets even further if it was handled carelessly.

At first, corn ethanol has not been deemed a threat to our environment, but a threat to the economy. People would have to pay "71 one cents in environmental and health cost," for gasoline while a corn ethanol user will have to pay around "72 to $1.45 in environmental and health cost."(Perterka) Segelken argues that the price of corn would raise as well as the"price of meat, milk and eggs because 70 percent of corn grain is fed to livestock and poultry in the United States."

People should not fear that corn ethanol is dangerous to our economic state, it needs to further develop in time to see its affects in all its entirety. Recently corn production has more efficient than ever than before by placing cattle feedlots close to ethanol plants which cuts about 30% of the energy used, according to Carey.Fuel production has to be stable enough to be able manage to meet such demands throughout the world.

Sources:
http://www.businessweek.com/investing/green_business/archives/2009/02/how_bad_is_corn.html
http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/02/03/study-finds-corn-ethanol-just-as-bad-as-gasoline/
http://www.news.cornell.edu/Chronicle/01/8.23.01/Pimentel-ethanol.html

Saturday, January 30, 2010

Blog Debate #1 "Is Pornagraphy Adultery? "

Pornography has been of form of entertainment for centuries and continues to dominated in the market, but it also brought in some skeptic wives into the scene and the fear of losing the spouse to the imaginary women of the Internet. Some cannot stress the fact of people they have never physically seen at all should be charged for their negligence. Pornography just helps create the illusion of what some people see as adultery, but in reality is just a date with "fantasy".
Porn has been form of people controlling their sexual desires from going overboard and stick with the women you find on browsing the Internet than go commit rape or have an affair with a real women. Though this may seem a bit indecent for some to understand and goes against their morals, the relationship between the women in the video is nothing but a short infatuation. There were never a sense of emotion between the user and the lusty stars found in the video. Of course, porn is not entirely a healthy substitute for the sexually depraved. People are bit skeptic with the fact that porn creates some sexual desires amongst them and attempt to further explore the realm of the porn industry if one has the proper contacts and/or money to fulfill their desires.
As people closely try to relate pornography with adultery, it can be harmful for one's relationship for those who cannot accept the fact that people can see porn on their own free will. Pornography would be place the blame for the curious user who's spouse was less open about their usage. If one were to commit adultery, the user might as well set himself with a real woman than stick around the Internet.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Alexander Pope "An Essay on Criticism"

Pope's "An Essay on Criticism" is a definite work of art and provides an brilliant insight on how people tend to stand by their arguments and their judgment. Though the old English diction maybe a bit of struggle for people who are accustomed to reading modern works, this piece manages to pass through the test of time. This poem has the standard scheme of having words with a similar sound at the end of the word match with another word from a different line was there in order to create an omniscient sound throughout the piece as if it were the rules of criticism were intended it to be.

His massive poem could be a form of what people should try to structure their argument to be worthy enough to raise a few eyebrows from the opposing side and send a point a across. Of course, your judgment should be not be entirely biased, but informed by your opponent's ideas during the course. Its safe to bring up the opposing side's view in your own perspective just try bring down their point with helpful sources. As crucial as it is to have a belief, it could potentially ruin your point if all you can stress out about. Just note the fact that people could be critics regardless of how good or bad they are at it with a tendency of voicing an opinion.