Re: Web Enabled Time/Temp/Humidity and I/O Controller

[Marc_F_Hult <MFHult@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 8 Nov 2009 11:32:05 -0800 (PST), RickH
<passport@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
<86f63c78-cc34-4ce4-ba02-34ec59927d21@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

>... But political forces keep the E85 refineries going
>regardless of E85 net carbon unfavorability.  But politics trumps a
>deeper analysis of any so-called energy saving device once the device
>has been sold as a savior. The laws of thermodynamics still apply,
>those resistors, capacitors, transistors and diodes still take enrgy
>to make.  But denial is a big part of both sides in the green
>movement.

And war trumps politics (von Clausewitz's dictum notwithstanding).

The reason is that E85 is an attractive energy source in the US is that it
incrementally reduces dependence on imported oil and can supply energy for
transportation -- look at example of Brazil which became 'energy independent'
ca 2006.  Have we already forgotten the > 10K lives and ~ $Trillion
expenditures for the war in Iraq?

Pop quiz:

	1) How many resistors and capacitors is a human life worth?
	2) Who's doing the denying here?

( I dunno what all the right answers are, but do know that many of us can
recognize some of the wrong answers right quick.)

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

There's another approach (other than E85) to carbon-efficient private
transportation.  See www.evalbum.com/1610

Our all-electric 1967 VW beetle is part and parcel of our home automation and
distributed DC power system -
The car provides ~ 1.6 kWh storage to the home when fully charged and plugged
in. And, of course, could be recharged using renewable and(or) non-renewable
energy resources.

And yes, it will have one of the CAi Networks WebControl devices that is the
subject of this thread.


HTH ... Marc
Marc_F_Hult
www.ECOntrol.org