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All of the Motor-Fuel Alternatives to Conventional Crude Oil Stink

Gosh! How political and superficial this discussion became –conspiracy theorists left and right!
Meanwhile, in the article and among the comments, geothermal was not mentioned. Geothermal investment options should be discussed on Seeking Alpha.
And, of course, there are inventive and competent engineers who are, at this moment, working on such problems as intermittency of power, or better battery technologies.
(My own conspiracy theory: We had an electric car, once. Remember Who Killed it.)
Thanks for the outline, Scott. Important stuff.

U.S. Dollar Signaling a Changing Tide?

And, Kunst, a real energy policy would be based on an honest analysis of our situation and would be in keeping with an oath of office to be responsible to American citizens. Instead, a secret meeting (the secret kept safe by the Supreme Court) attended by people thinking only of their immediate self interest is a big part of our ensuing problems. We, as voting Americans, were not allowed any input or insight into the decision process. It takes very little thinking to understand why the oil men (and woman) continue in their depredations on the world.