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India Wants 20GW of Solar Power by 2020

PPSS - and spending money on a national energy supply would be lightyears ahead of a national healthcare program, in many ways, including being profitable. Of course, it should be regulated like the municipal power companys used to be regualated: by the people. With limits on staffing, pay, and cost containment - and most of all, do only what they are supposed to do - provide energy to the folks. DUH!!!!!!

International ETFs: 2009 Returns

What's the stack up look like considering the 3 and 5 and 10 year performances?

India Wants 20GW of Solar Power by 2020

PS - or the competition could plead guilty, repent, and help become part of the solution. But in all cases, it has to be with a motive for the good of the people instead of the padding of the pockets at the top, EVERYWHERE, INCLUDING THE BRIBERS AND BRIBIEES.

India Wants 20GW of Solar Power by 2020

Ferd - If nations would build wind and solar farms to garner a future for their nations, great. That would be something like building dams and interstate highways, and toll roads. And that is the key: have the Gov't build it, and get the payback from the folks using the power. Remember, the actual energy cost (fuel cost, or BTU or KWH to generate is ZERO). And with a very small operating and maintenace burden, the return could be very significant. And when the capital is paid off, free energy period. That's better than sending our DEBT offshore or printing money with no return. As for the competition, well, they buried this long enough and have earned the consequenses.

Rapid Transition to Grid Enabled Vehicles Not Possible or Desirable

Sorry John - my error. I thought the swiss rails were put in place just as the rails, cogs, and elevator to "The Top of the World" above Wengin.

Rapid Transition to Grid Enabled Vehicles Not Possible or Desirable

ART005 - of course my listed electrified transportation DO NOT use batteries for motive power - that's what they are suggested: as great ideas and alternatives to anything battery for motive power sans hybrids with small batteries.


EV commuter cars inside beltways should be hybrids at best and electrified transit systems for the most part. Fleet EV delivery vehicles within the beltway could be hybrids.

Electrified transit (ferries) between beltways should indeed be at worst long freight trains and electried ferries for as I said, whatever folks normally drive across state (preferably hybrids), freight that is not on the normal rails, and of course people that can pick up a rental hybrid on the other end.

So there - and then forget the batteries, for the most part.

And this discussion does belong here.

Rapid Transition to Grid Enabled Vehicles Not Possible or Desirable

And the real DUH -- how'd we get our Interstate Highway System? When the benefit is for the majority of taxpayers and something that cannot be done piecemeal, that is a govt role. Same with Armies, and defense.

When it comes to healthcare, however, those are indiviual choices (along with consequences of alcohol, tobacco, immorality, etc.), and individual solutions - where all of Europe and the rest of the world went astray. And welfare for the slothful? Who now DEMAND mercy and grace; which is a disgrace. They have no right to DEMAND grace or mercy. Justice? Yes all can demand justice; that is fair and reasonable and appropriate. However, NO ONE WILL REJOICE UPON RECEIVEING JUSTICE. But, demanding it is appropriate. We all deserve IT; but not mercy and grace.

Rapid Transition to Grid Enabled Vehicles Not Possible or Desirable

PS - or even Toronto, SF Bay and on and on.......

Rapid Transition to Grid Enabled Vehicles Not Possible or Desirable

Well John - how'd the Swiss get all their fine electrified transit systems, much more the rest of Europe?

Invest in Clean Energy Transmission

Likewise --- info for the gird.

John, Jack et.al - here's the way we should be using these words:

Electric Transporation:
1) electrified transit systems inside beltways, AND
2) electrified transport ferry systems (eg., freight railways or like water ferries for freight, vehicles, and people, but on land, duh!) between major city beltways across the US and for sure along the busily traveled east, west, and gulf(?) coasts.

Grid Enabled "SYSTEMS":
1) Electric Grid and Electrifed Transportation (see above) Systems intertwined with the Interstate Highway System where we already own the right-of-ways and the GRID criscrosses the total US every 100-200 miles, thru every hinterland of solar and wind generation sites AND to every major city - already platted!

These are shovel ready jobs, existing technology, resources apleanty and which immediately TAKE THE OIL OUT OF TRANSPORTATION.

Rapid Transition to Grid Enabled Vehicles Not Possible or Desirable

PS - and the ROADMAP already exists. They are available at most service stations along the highway system.

The BRAINS we need do not exist in DC!!!!

Rapid Transition to Grid Enabled Vehicles Not Possible or Desirable

PS - and the ROADMAP

Rapid Transition to Grid Enabled Vehicles Not Possible or Desirable

John, Jack et.al - here's the way we should be using these words:

Electric Transporation:
1) electrified transit systems inside beltways, AND
2) electrified transport ferry systems (eg., freight railways or like water ferries for freight, vehicles, and people, but on land, duh!) between major city beltways across the US and for sure along the busily traveled east, west, and gulf(?) coasts.

Grid Enabled "SYSTEMS":
1) Electric Grid and Electrifed Transportation (see above) Systems intertwined with the Interstate Highway System where we already own the right-of-ways and the GRID criscrosses the total US every 100-200 miles, thru every hinterland of solar and wind generation sites AND to every major city - already platted!

These are shovel ready jobs, existing technology, resources apleanty and which immediately TAKE THE OIL OUT OF TRANSPORTATION.

Are We Exacerbating China's Pollution?

No questions - but here is one answer as to where to start, instead of with the consumer:

The successful public (and private) corporations of the future are the ones that continue to put all employees on 5-10% differentiated salary curves (just as most positions in every corporation already use) INCLUDING THE TOP LAYERS OF MANAGEMENT (AFTER ALL, MOST OF THE TOP GUYS ARE JUST SOMEONE RECENTLY PROMOTED FROM A LOWER LEVEL ---DUH!!!!!!!!!), and!!!!!! EVERYONE WILL EQUALLY PARTICIPATE IN PROFIT SHARING.

Afterall, it is the majority of workers, not top management, that make or break most companies (most are not Steve Jobs and Apple; nor some Einstein; nor some gold miner that struck it rich due to his own personal effort - they are simply pumpkin jumpers!!). If you don't believe me, think for a moment how the workers can do less than their best or even sabotage the works if the top of the corporations continue to steal from the workers and the stockholders. Scary!!!!!! Yes, the workers have been the ones making most companys, and they can surely screw up the performance works if they so wish - fortunately, they are not as wicked as the thieves at the top.

Most corporations are nothing more than a machine, or a wagon train, and the indian scout is the most valuable contributor, short of the horses pulling the wagon train - not the individual train drivers and certainly not the wagon master.

We certainly have the wagon ahead of the horse, and TRULY don't recognize it.

No man should "earn" (sic) STEAL a lifetime income in one year.


PS - and here's the numerical guidlines:

1) the guy at the top earns no more than 20x the lowest (yes, lowest; not the average!) paid employee. This equalizes all compensation.

2) the profits are shared equally over all employees and stockholders. This equalizes all performance earnings.

If the guys at the top don't like it, they can go elsewhere because there is certainly someone no more than several layers below him (and most in-between) that is equally capable of running the company - and that is most likely where he came from (unless he came from outside because HE WAS PASSED OVER in his last place of employee AND DISGRUNTLED because he was NOT THE BEST -- NOR BEST LIKED DUH!!!!!). So some other corporation got saddled with him. Green grass syndrome at work at it's worst.

Oh yes; and the Directors are paid on an hourly basis (10x lowest paid employee) plus employee equivalent travel expenses.


PPS - of course, I take it back about workers making most companies - that may be true except for unions. They have ruined the US industry and Education and Govt etc., etc., by demanding much, much, much, more than they are worth - we also have too much evidence of that, too.

And, of course, we know can look at the Govt and the way it taxes corporations (and individuals) to get what they want and what they THINK is their work --- sad, so sad.

When we get what we deserve, it ain't going to be pretty at all.

Two Important Yet Overlooked Exec Comp Factors

PPS - of course, I take it back about workers making most companies - that may be true except for unions. They have ruined the US industry and Education and Govt etc., etc., by demanding much, much, much, more than they are worth - we also have too much evidence of that, too.

And, of course, we know can look at the Govt and the way it taxes corporations (and individuals) to get what they want and what they THINK is their work --- sad, so sad.

When we get what we deserve, it ain't going to be pretty at all.