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Crikey Timbo, you're worse then the researchers of QI when it comes to a subject. Most of the answers you've given me are theoretical, don't yet exist or are best case scenarios rather then actual alternatives.

Some of the renewables mentioned are nothing more then PR hype from a 'green' industry desperate to get their hands on Government money. A range of renewable technologies supplying all our energy needs is certainly attractive, but so is saying, in the future we'll have rocket boots, moon bases and free chocolate.

How do you realistically deal with the demand now or in 5 years time? Having said that, my tinfoil conspiracy hat is telling me that there is plenty of oil and gas but it's being controlled by an Illuminati style cartel using the 'scarcity' of resources to line their pockets and effect political change.

I try not listen to my tinfoil hat, I think he am mad.

Quote: Timbo @ January 11 2012, 7:46 PM GMT

As demand increases due to emerging economies the costs of conventional fuels are going up, whereas as efficiency of alternative technologies increases costs are coming down. Energy security requires a long term view.

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It still seems ridiculous though that they had to turn the wind turbines off last week because - it was windy.

Quote: Renegade Carpark @ January 11 2012, 6:23 PM GMT

Yes, I'm sure Robert DeNiro, Meryl Streep and Kevin Spacey would love to have their performances compared to Spunky the Dolphin in some unwatchable kids movie.

And just to add a little pomp to the proceedings, they could wheel the animals up on stage to shit all over the floor.

Trust me Old Rocker, a Best Animal Actor category would seriously degrade the Awards.

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No, no.

I'm not advocating animal Oscars just that, personally, I find the whole Oscar thing a bit, well, up their own arses psuedi.

Quote: Chappers @ January 11 2012, 9:04 PM GMT

It still seems ridiculous though that they had to turn the wind turbines off last week because - it was windy.

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Trouble with you Chappers is you don't understand proper technology !

Quote: Oldrocker @ January 11 2012, 9:09 PM GMT

I'm not advocating animal Oscars just that, personally, I find the whole Oscar thing a bit, well, up their own arses psuedi.

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The Oscars ceremony is a crashing, soul destroying, butt numbing bore-a-thon, but winning an actual award is still considered to be a major achievement.

Plus it looks good on a poster -

The King's Speech - winner of 4 Academy Awards

as opposed to -

The King's Speech - Old Rocker said it was alright, but he didn't like the stuttering mong played by Mr. Darcy.

Probably devalues his argument a bit but Oldrocker hasn't watched a film for about 10 years !

Oh, apart from 'Confessions of a Window Cleaner' on DVD. Did that get nominated?

Quote: Renegade Carpark @ January 11 2012, 8:39 PM GMT

Most of the answers you've given me are theoretical, don't yet exist or are best case scenarios rather then actual alternatives.

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Not really, the technologies exist at different stages of development - it is an immensely complicated field, which is part of the problem, different technologies competing for limited funding. The problem with government spending is that it tends to go on 'proven' technologies which are already moving towards redundancy; unlike in countries like Denmark which have highly profitable green sectors, we are followers rather than leaders.

my tinfoil conspiracy hat is telling me that there is plenty of oil and gas but it's being controlled by an Illuminati style cartel using the 'scarcity' of resources to line their pockets and effect political change.

My tinfoil hat is telling me that oil producing countries are overstating reserves in order to claim larger OPEC quotas and oil exploration companies are doing the same to prop up share prices. Many experts believe that Peak Oil was obtained a few years ago and that production is now set to decline; even if they are wrong about supply the elephant in the room is demand, there are f**king lot of people in China, India and Brazil and the bastards all want the same standard of living as us.

Quote: Chappers @ January 11 2012, 9:04 PM GMT

It still seems ridiculous though that they had to turn the wind turbines off last week because - it was windy.

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Why? If you are in a yacht in a storm you furl your sails and sit it out. Same principle.

Quote: Timbo @ January 11 2012, 7:46 PM GMT

Second generation technologies utilising lignocellulosic feedstocks do not have this issue.

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Quite. Just need to get the world to boycott biofuel from countries destroying their rainforests. I recently travelled through Borneo, where massive swathes of jungle are still being destroyed to make way for plantations to meet palm oil and biofuel demand. Nothing good to be said for that.

The future is nuclear.

Seriously it is.

Once you get past the hysteria, the outdated pre 1990s reactors, the weapons etc.

Possible deaths from radiation pale before actual deaths from coal and gas pollution. And if the world doesn't catch up Sootyj will return to the fast breeder reactor he's been building in his basement

People who ask you a question to which they need you to answer but then continue to keep talking while you are trying to answer. This happened to me twice today. The second person who did it proceded to ask the exact same question using different words.

Quote: reds @ January 12 2012, 12:12 PM GMT

People who ask you a question to which they need you to answer but then continue to keep talking while you are trying to answer. This happened to me twice today. The second person who did it proceded to ask the exact same question using different words.

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They are called wives.

Quote: reds @ January 12 2012, 12:12 PM GMT

People who ask you a question to which they need you to answer but then continue to keep talking while you are trying to answer. This happened to me twice today. The second person who did it proceded to ask the exact same question using different words.

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So, there's where Spouse has got to.

Actionscript 3.0. It's equally brilliant as it is knuckle draggingly stupid.

Tossers (ie my friends) who are always showing off and bragging about their shitty smart phones and telling you about their latest apps - who suddenly become the world's tightest Scot-Jews the moment you ask them to check something on the Internet for you.

'Aw, well, I would look at the football scores, but I can only download a 100 mega bytes a year and I've only got one left...' or something.

Arse muffins the lot.

Renegade I'm happy to download "Pippa Liddle' Bum" app for you.

Just please wait till you get home before you choke Captian Picard

Quote: sootyj @ January 12 2012, 5:23 PM GMT

Renegade I'm happy to download "Pippa Liddle' Bum" app for you.

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There's a Pippa Middleton bum app? Sciene is indeed wonderful.