Comments on: Bio-fuel in Energy Policies and the Right to Fail http://www.talkclimatechange.com/2008/03/06/bio-fuel-in-energy-policies-and-the-right-to-fail/ The Blog that Talks about Climate Change Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:53:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Nick H http://www.talkclimatechange.com/2008/03/06/bio-fuel-in-energy-policies-and-the-right-to-fail/#comment-737 Nick H Tue, 11 Mar 2008 13:49:49 +0000 http://www.talkclimatechange.com/2008/03/06/bio-fuel-in-energy-policies-and-the-right-to-fail/#comment-737 Well said. Bio fuels are poorly thought out - the easy option. Unfortunately change is rarely easy. Well said. Bio fuels are poorly thought out - the easy option.

Unfortunately change is rarely easy.

]]> By: Rod Adams http://www.talkclimatechange.com/2008/03/06/bio-fuel-in-energy-policies-and-the-right-to-fail/#comment-723 Rod Adams Sat, 08 Mar 2008 17:27:36 +0000 http://www.talkclimatechange.com/2008/03/06/bio-fuel-in-energy-policies-and-the-right-to-fail/#comment-723 If at first you do not succeed, quit. Fail fast, fail often. Like you, I believe that the slogan "Failure is not an option" is only viable in movies like "Apollo 13" where you know the ending before the movie starts. Real human endeavor should not get an 'A' for effort, it should be evaluated on a real life scale. By all measures, biofuels have only a very limited utility. The harder we try to make them a solution to climate change and fuel supply limitations the more damage we do to our planet, human freedom, and overall economic prosperity. It is time to quit the effort and admit the failure before it gets even worse. If at first you do not succeed, quit.

Fail fast, fail often.

Like you, I believe that the slogan “Failure is not an option” is only viable in movies like “Apollo 13″ where you know the ending before the movie starts. Real human endeavor should not get an ‘A’ for effort, it should be evaluated on a real life scale. By all measures, biofuels have only a very limited utility. The harder we try to make them a solution to climate change and fuel supply limitations the more damage we do to our planet, human freedom, and overall economic prosperity.

It is time to quit the effort and admit the failure before it gets even worse.

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