tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861605.post4839003376147123206..comments2024-02-20T13:32:06.704-05:00Comments on Resource Insights: Richard Branson's curious contestKurt Cobbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05330759091950742285noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861605.post-86287971153845760372007-03-01T10:32:00.000-05:002007-03-01T10:32:00.000-05:00I like the contest, but partly for the reasons you...I like the contest, but partly for the reasons you <I>don't</I> like it.<BR/><BR/>I think if it give us "no effective answer" that will be a powerful message for the public.<BR/><BR/>And certainly, optimists have a right to look, to do due diligence, before we all declare "no effective answer."<BR/><BR/>... and who knows, <A HREF="http://users.rcn.com/bbloom/KingsHorse.htm" REL="nofollow">the horse may sing</A>odographhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03897465366760271996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861605.post-50314516740350254172007-02-27T10:24:00.000-05:002007-02-27T10:24:00.000-05:00Nobody will ever collect this prize. It makes abs...Nobody will ever collect this prize. It makes absolutely no sense. Removing carbon dioxide from the air would be extremely difficult. According to the IPCC the atmosphere has just 380 parts per million of CO2. <BR/><BR/>It is much easier to remove the CO2 from combustion processes where the CO2 concentration is very high. <BR/><BR/>Other than liquefaction there are a number of processes which might work, including chemical reactions and selective adsorption. But none of these process work particularly well on low concentrations. <BR/><BR/>This merely Sir Richard's self promotion - no different than slapping the Virgin logo on a balloon. Just a cheap publicity stunt so that Branson and the other judges can claim they are trying to do something without actually having to put out any effort.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861605.post-45657870915304469442007-02-26T03:33:00.000-05:002007-02-26T03:33:00.000-05:00I went to the same public school - www.stowe.co.uk...I went to the same public school - www.stowe.co.uk - as Branson. As we were born a few days apart in July 1950, we were contemporaries. He went to a different house from me - we did not sleep in the same dormitories.<BR/><BR/>I am sure that he is a brilliant businessman and a charming salesperson. However, he left school at 16 and went to the school of life instead. I studied engineering at Imprerial College and later on did a masters in business. However, I have poor business judgement.<BR/><BR/>Naturally, I was always the Branson that one sees regularily in MSM in the UK with the one I remember as a 14-16 year old. As a school kid, he was often to be seen following some teacher or another around with a great big grin on his face. His charm was always on and several of them liked having acolytes like Branson around.<BR/><BR/>In my humble opinion, Branson is still obsessed with trying to get the approval of others. He will never do something that would in any shape or form risk unpopularity from those whose patronage he seeks. Very similar to Al Gore in a way.<BR/><BR/>I guess we, peak oilers, need to get guys like Branson on board. However, let us not delude ourselves that they offer any solutions.Nassimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014132282872515690noreply@blogger.com