As the biofuel industry enters comeptition with meat industry for land and crops...?!
When will the benefits to the enviroment of a meat free diet be brought into the arena for the general public to see?
Answers: as the biofuel industry enters comeptition with meat industry for land and crops, it becomes an increasingly irrational act to continue with the traditional western diet. How long will the general press and our polititians side step the issue of enviroment and heavy meat consumption.
When will the benefits to the enviroment of a meat free diet be brought into the arena for the general public to see?
Wine Window Guy
It takes energy to make hydrogen from water, and it takes platinum to make a fuel cell. Platinum reserves are even lower than fossil fuel reserves. Fuel cells are viable only if renewable energy (wind, solar) was used to extract the hydrogen. Using fossil fuels to generate hydrogen (as is still commonly done) is basically 'robbing Peter to pay Paul'. In this case, hydrogen fuel cells have the purpose of shifting pollution from the cities to the industries where the H2 is produced, but the environmental cost is the same (actually more, due to loss of efficiency).
Hydrogen fuel cells produced by solar energy is a great idea but just not enough on its own. A whole slew of alternative fuels is needed to make up for fossil fuels, biofuels being one of them.
We are running out of water in America. Corn for fuel will never be a viable option. The hydrogen cell is the only answer.
That and bacon on all your cheesebugers!
ACTUALLY, biofuels aren't a environmentally feasible yet. Processing them actually does more damage to the environment than burning the gasoline. The meat industry certainly doesn't need the land, and it would be better used to grow food to feed the world's hungry. However, your argument for environmentalism is lacking the oomph it would have if you brought in, oh, say, some accurate facts.