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Old 09-20-2010, 09:28 AM   #164 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard View Post
If you want to measure the efficiency of the entire support energy system -- i.e. source-to-wheels, then you have a much hard job. And I posit that either way you measure it, electricity is the cleaner, much lower carbon content form of energy. In fact, between electricity and gasoline -- electricity is the one that has the potential to be carbon free.
Even at 600gCO2/KWh? I don't think you've done the math.



For the record, I would prefer to drop the issue, but Neil, you write so often and across so many corners of the internet that I feel it's important that you question the assumptions of the McKibbens and Llewellyns of the world and run some honest fact-checking on them.

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