green deal

Most of the articles written about the new green deal explain how the cost of solar panels and windmills have come down over the years. What they rarely discuss are the problems associated with the mining, processing and disposal of the elements needed for these things. In addition, they don’t bring up what do you do for fuel for jet planes, rail locomotives, ocean liners, heavy farm and construction equipment. On top of that you need a back up for when the wind doesn’t blow and the sun doesn’t shine. There is a start up company in California that will use small nuclear reactors to create power to separate hydrogen from water and combine that with carbon dioxide from the air to synthesize diesel fuel and jet fuel that will be carbon neutral. This cold weather allows people to see the amount of water that comes out of the exhaust pipe not realizing that twice that much carbon dioxide is sent out into the air. Along with that cancer causing benzene, volatile organics and nitrates that cause acid rain are produced. Just by switching from gasoline to natural gas the amount of carbon dioxide would be cut in half and the other dangerous products would be eliminated.