Comments on: Craig Venter at TED: Replacing the Petrol Industry http://earth2tech.com/2008/03/07/craig-venter-at-ted-replacing-the-petrol-industry/ Helping the Earth with Technology Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:42:50 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Web http://earth2tech.com/2008/03/07/craig-venter-at-ted-replacing-the-petrol-industry/#comment-9528 Web Fri, 21 Mar 2008 20:50:27 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=1549#comment-9528 <p>Green energy is definitely the best solution in most cases. Technology like solar energy, wind power, fuel cells, zaps electric vehicles, EV hybrids, etc have come so far recently. Green energy even costs way less than oil and gas in many cases.</p> Green energy is definitely the best solution in most cases. Technology like solar energy, wind power, fuel cells, zaps electric vehicles, EV hybrids, etc have come so far recently. Green energy even costs way less than oil and gas in many cases.

]]> By: Rich Mcg http://earth2tech.com/2008/03/07/craig-venter-at-ted-replacing-the-petrol-industry/#comment-9220 Rich Mcg Fri, 07 Mar 2008 18:44:46 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=1549#comment-9220 <p>Since when did the well being of the status quo stop new ideas?</p> <p>Nice goal and interesting approach.</p> <p>The Government will always figure out a way to tax, whether it is gas, cigarettes or food.</p> Since when did the well being of the status quo stop new ideas?

Nice goal and interesting approach.

The Government will always figure out a way to tax, whether it is gas, cigarettes or food.

]]> By: Sanjong Thapa http://earth2tech.com/2008/03/07/craig-venter-at-ted-replacing-the-petrol-industry/#comment-9218 Sanjong Thapa Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:51:05 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=1549#comment-9218 <p>how does Mr. Venter figure to replace the half-trillion dollars that Big Oil pays in Federal income tax?</p> <p>And does he want the quarter-million Big Oil employees to become corn farmers now?</p> <p>And what about the gasoline surcharges imposed by state & local governments that pay for highways?</p> how does Mr. Venter figure to replace the half-trillion dollars that Big Oil pays in Federal income tax?

And does he want the quarter-million Big Oil employees to become corn farmers now?

And what about the gasoline surcharges imposed by state & local governments that pay for highways?

]]> By: Jason Morris http://earth2tech.com/2008/03/07/craig-venter-at-ted-replacing-the-petrol-industry/#comment-9216 Jason Morris Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:35:34 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=1549#comment-9216 <p>While some of the claims may seem far fetched or far off, it is great that the global warming issue is drawing some of science's best minds. Especially given future administrations will likely present a friendlier climate for scientific contributions.</p> While some of the claims may seem far fetched or far off, it is great that the global warming issue is drawing some of science’s best minds. Especially given future administrations will likely present a friendlier climate for scientific contributions.

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