The Rising Influence of Rising Affluence

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I’m waiting for somebody to come out with a scheme for harvesting H2 from nuclear waste/fuel rod storage/cooling ponds. Radiolytic hydrogen generation would be relatively clean and seems like it could be cheap. Turns waste into a resource. I’m sure the usual screaming meemies would get butthurt about such a thing so I don’t see it happening.

Also, re the 3.5% CH4 loss: that seems extraordinarily high. If it were true, there would be a lot more dead oil/gasfield workers due to H2S poisoning. I suspect this is another case of lies, damned lies and statistics. The writer has created the impression that the 3.5% loss is at the production point whereas if the number is real, it is the total from production thru the processing and distribution chain. That difference is important cuz the screaming meemies go with the 1st impression and want more rules and regs at the production point while ignoring the rest. Doesn’t accomplish much except for higher prices.