[Terrapreta] Fw: a tiny outburst of common sense

[Sean K. Barry]

Hi Greg,

Even something as small as a $.05 charge per gallon of liquid fuel, would 
have a major ripple effect, all around the world, yet would accomplish 
little in return.

On what basis do you make this claim?

Regards,

SKB

----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Greg and April<mailto:gregandapril at earthlink.net> 
  To: Terrapreta at bioenergylists.org<mailto:Terrapreta at bioenergylists.org> 
  Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 10:43 AM
  Subject: Re: [Terrapreta] Fw: a tiny outburst of common sense


  It wouldn't work.

  Consider how much carbon is put into the atmosphere, just to recover it from 
  the ground and process it into a useable form and deliver it for use.

  Then add in how much it is put into the atmosphere by the various 
  governments to provide the services that they do.

  Don't forget how much enters the atmosphere due to agriculture, and 
  transportation of food and various goods.

  Don't stop yet, construction, has a high carbon cost, as does the computer 
  industry, electricity generation, entertainment industry, and don't forget 
  all the humanitarian efforts that going on world wide.


  If you think about it, even the renewable energy industry has a very high 
  dependence on CO2 being released into the atmosphere, and can not be made 
  self sustaining.


  Even something as small as a $.05 charge per gallon of liquid fuel, would 
  have a major ripple effect, all around the world, yet would accomplish 
  little in return.


  Greg H.


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: "Gerald Van Koeverden" <vnkvrdn at yahoo.ca<mailto:vnkvrdn at yahoo.ca>>
  To: <jimstoy at dtccom.net<mailto:jimstoy at dtccom.net>>
  Cc: <Terrapreta at bioenergylists.org<mailto:Terrapreta at bioenergylists.org>>
  Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 7:07
  Subject: Re: [Terrapreta] Fw: a tiny outburst of common sense


  > the simplest way of dealing with fossil carbon is merely to charge
  > the users by how much it costs us to rectify the damage they are
  > doing, no?
  >
  > thus if it costs us $.15 to neutralize the CO2 effect for each gallon
  > of gas, then that much should be charged extra and should be paid to
  > somebody who does the job...
  >
  > is this too simple?
  >
  >


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