nakedjaybird

The Department of Energy Fails Us

You are all correct; it's all about LEADERSHIP, rightly or wrongly.

Some of our 50 states, some businessmen, businesses, and even individuals have a better grip on the energy issue than Washington DC.

More significantly, LEADERSHIP is why France is 80+% nuclear; LEADERSHIP is why Brazil is mainly biofuel automobiles (and that VW built an engine factory there specifically and only for biofuel powered cars); LEADERSHIP why the Dutch have windmills and tidal powered generation; LEADERSHIP is why Germany is 40%(?) solar; and LEADERSHIP is why China and ROW (the rest of the world) is going to show the US that our energy policy sucks; we do have one: it just sucks [not to mention the inept elected and appointed politicians, and, therefore, all the successful and influencial lobbiests; and therein all the greedy everybody elses]; however, and lest we forget, getting back to LEADERSHIP, let's mention why Cuba is where it is, and Venezuala is going where it's going........ and closer to home for what it's worth with REC and FSLR selling all their solar product to ROW for good reasons; T. Boone investing in wind; CA leading the pack with boxtop solar; So. Cal. putting up a 1/4 of a nuc plant in a basically maintenance-free, no-waste and free-energy solar facility..... great....and a big march-on to those that really know and have the vision and the guts to LEAD.

In no way do I intend to be a historical revisionist; just trying to make a point - like the rest of you.