tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008006782907969381.post1878702118285862152..comments2024-01-01T01:47:59.449+02:00Comments on Yaacov Lozowick's Ruminations: The Green MessiahYaacovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12835192312242961481noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008006782907969381.post-42804199697543146092008-05-20T21:46:00.000+03:002008-05-20T21:46:00.000+03:00Yaacov,I'm afraid "productive Saudis" is one bridg...Yaacov,<BR/><BR/>I'm afraid "productive Saudis" is one bridge too far.<BR/><BR/>As to green artificial leaves, it sounds interesting, but I still remember similarly messianic excitement from 12-15 years ago about deriving cheap electricity from solar ponds, which, sadly, didn't go very far.<BR/><BR/>With oil prices nearing US$130/barrel, we're still years and years away from viable, cost-effective sources of alternative power, none of which, one must admit, will be as versatile as petroleum.<BR/><BR/>It may well be that it'll take the genius and ingenuity of Our People to make a breakthrough. If only we could convince all those <I>talmidei chachamim</I>, who spend 12-14 hours a day locked up in their kollels and yeshivas studying the Torah, to allot just a fraction of their time, and equal dedication, to the study of natural sciences and engineering... I'm almost certain that among those tens of thousands of 12-18 year olds there must be a future Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla or Marie Curie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008006782907969381.post-29592127631510739552008-05-20T17:49:00.000+03:002008-05-20T17:49:00.000+03:00The cars will all have leafy green branches, that'...The cars will all have leafy green branches, that's pretty obvious I'd think. The washing machine, too.Yaacovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12835192312242961481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008006782907969381.post-77555866484801452092008-05-20T15:42:00.000+03:002008-05-20T15:42:00.000+03:00But your car will stop on a rainy day because the ...But your car will stop on a rainy day because the artificial leaves can't photosynthesize?<BR/><BR/>I dunno. I think the next step is inventing a revolutionary way to store energy really efficiently.<BR/><BR/>I liked the post by the way.<BR/><BR/>Please thumb your nose when you turn on your living room light. <BR/>:-)Lydia McGrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423567323116960820noreply@blogger.com