http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/ Engadget Comments for Greenbox converts carbon emissions into biofuel http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/Jul 22nd 2007 8:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/Jul 22nd 2007 8:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/Jul 22nd 2007 8:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/Jul 22nd 2007 9:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/Jul 22nd 2007 9:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/
Notice I said reduced emissions, not fuel efficiency. While fuel efficiency increases have immediate and direct cost savings for the consumer, reduced emissions and global warming are too vague of notions for most people to really care about. If anything, the backpressure caused by a carbon sequestering device would reduce engine efficiency.

That said, if they can cost effectively replace a muffler and catalytic converter with this without a significant increase in backpressure, as in creating a miracle device, sign me up.]]>Jul 22nd 2007 9:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/
"Although the box the men currently use for demonstration is about the size of a bar stool, they say they can build one small enough to replace a car exhaust that will last for a full tank of petrol."]]>Jul 22nd 2007 8:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/
I'm getting the impression that practicality is still an issue that still hasn't been worked out. How much do these green boxes cost? How much fuel does the manufacturing plant need to create these things? What will it do to the aerodynamics of my car. How easy is changing these things out? What happens if there aren't any greenboxes available? How do I KNOW I need to change my box? What are the disposal costs for throwing these away, or alternately, the cleanup costs of recycling them?

All for this, but they'd better work out these issues or it's not gonna fly too far.]]>Jul 22nd 2007 9:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/Great Britain != All of Europe. Most countries in Europe have the driver sit on the other side.
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Why bother making comments when you don't take 3 minutes to read the damn post!?!?]]>Jul 22nd 2007 9:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/Jul 22nd 2007 9:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/
But my other points still stand, yes, even the one about aerodynamics]]>Jul 22nd 2007 9:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/Jul 22nd 2007 10:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/I don't want to have to fumble around by the muffler of my car in a suit, getting my hands dirty as I try to get this thing off the back of my car so I can change it, when all I want to do is pump my gas and get to my job.]]>Jul 22nd 2007 9:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/Jul 22nd 2007 10:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/
Hence, whether my initial reason for coming up with those points was accurate or not, they still stand on their own.]]>Jul 22nd 2007 10:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/Jul 22nd 2007 9:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/Jul 22nd 2007 10:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/@Grey Acumen - I think that is supposed to be a "see though" drawing the box is attached to the exhaust which on most cars is underneath the car, not through the driver's door. ]]>Jul 22nd 2007 9:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/
The gullibility of the people who buy into these global warming scams never cease to amaze me.]]>Jul 22nd 2007 9:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/Jul 22nd 2007 10:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/
To those who think that all the pollution coming from cars and buses, factories, etc, doesn't have any significant effect to our environment, are in complete denial. Just look at LA with its sunny and clear skies. I'm not an alarmist and say that we're going to die tomorrow. But, everything we do has effect on the environment. And, any way or technology introduced to reduce pollution should be considered.]]>Jul 22nd 2007 10:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/
We could skip the crap and switch all cars to diesel which is safer for the environment and it would also get rid of all spark plug producing plants in the world and I know that might help the environment.

Or

We could do it Al Gore's way and take private jets everywhere and hold mini-woodstocks across the world that produce 35 tons of trash and tell people that they are going to have to change the way they live.

BTW the Toyota Prius might look like the most environmentally friendly car on the road but its not. The car itself might not do to much damage but the factories that create the batteries and the hybrid technology put into the Prius cause a shitload of damage. ]]>Jul 22nd 2007 10:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/Jul 22nd 2007 10:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/Jul 22nd 2007 10:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/Jul 22nd 2007 11:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/
too bad, huh?

wait, can you spell new_industry?]]>Jul 22nd 2007 11:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/
too bad, huh?

wait, can you spell new_industry?

fmv // placitas, NM
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If having one of these meant %50 off your gas price, then yes. But otherwise it's like your making your car slower, just to give these big corperations even more money. Shure it helps the enviornment, but they will also be making ALOT of money off of this, which should be returned to us consumers in some way.

Another thing, is that last I checked, this thing replaces the muffler, which was just replaced on my car, and they had to weld it..... does that mean they have to make new welds Every time I go to the pump?!]]>Jul 22nd 2007 11:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/
It's about the planet, stupid.]]>Jul 22nd 2007 8:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/
And of course governments require catalytic converters which rob (a whole 5% of your) horsepower. I would be willing to put this on my sports car; we don't even know how restrictive it is. And if all cars were mandated to have them, your sports car would still be equally more sporty.]]>Jul 22nd 2007 12:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/Jul 22nd 2007 1:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/Jul 22nd 2007 1:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/
As far as the CO2 goes, the climate effect is the same if you pull it out of a tailpipe or just pull it out of the air at your algae farm--I don't see what you're gaining here except for another green fashon statement.]]>Jul 22nd 2007 2:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/Aug 14th 2007 1:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/
Let's face it- the world had had at least four seasons of so-called forthcoming climate doom over the last century. Gore's snake oil is no different from the others. Protecting the environment was never his goal. Rather, it is to control people's minds, activities, and wallets.]]>Jul 22nd 2007 2:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/
Powerpoint technology.]]>Jul 22nd 2007 2:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/Jul 23rd 2007 8:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/Jul 29th 2007 11:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/22/greenbox-converts-carbon-emissions-into-biofuel/Change the position of the box to make it more accessible or increase it's capacity
so you'd only need to change it every six months or so - just another line-item at the dealership. for example.

I do agree with Shawn thesis. The importance statement you'd make by having one is critical.
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