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No Matter Who's Elected, Alternative Energy Wins

Our future economy and our competitive position in the world will depend on inexpensive and abundant energy. Energy is the basis of all of the world’s economies. The country that has the lowest cost of clean energy will have a significant leg up in the future world economy.

The primary source of energy for most of the economies in the world today is oil, coal and natural gas. These are commodities that are purchased on a worldwide market. We all pay the going rate and therefore we all have the same basic cost of energy.

We are currently faced with peak oil. In the next few years our existing oil will diminish and demand will increase. Supply and demand dictates that the world wide price of oil will continue to escalate.

A new paradigm for worldwide economic competition:
The country that has the lowest cost of energy will be able to supply goods and services to the world for a lower cost or a higher profit margin. This would also mean a higher standard of living and a more robust economy for a country that has the lowest cost of clean energy.

Sufficient amounts of clean energy, will probably necessitate constructing multiple large nuclear power plants. Wind, solar, geothermal, tide and wave power are all great and will probably not be enough to meet the realistic demands of our economy.
Basically we need to:
• Add a carbon tax or cap and trade system that will sufficiently add to the cost of those who pollute. Use the revenue from this tax to subsidize alternative energy.
• Carbon and pollution cost will also need to be added to imported goods.
• Fast track the construction of nuclear power plants and utilize the technology that will transfer large amounts of power for long distances with little or no line loss.
• Add a tax to gasoline that will gradually increase, on a timescale, to a very significant amount. This tax money will go into a fund that can only be used to subsidize the purchase of the cleanest most gasoline efficient cars.

The abundant power of the nuclear plants can also be used to generate hydrogen gas. The hydrogen gas can be used in many ways; a substitute for gasoline, diesel, home heating, etc.

The gasoline tax and subsidy for the purchase of small clean cars will dramatically change the cars that are produced. The manufacturers will be scrambling to create the cars that receive the greatest percentage of the subsidy. Theoretically one could buy the equivalent of a Toyota Prius and have the government pay for one half or more.

These are drastic economy shaking ideas.

The reality of our needing to eliminate our dependence on foreign oil and the immediate and real threat of catastrophic climate change, justify and demand drastic changes.

Creating our new energy environment, and fast tracking these changes, will invigorate our present economy. Fast tracking means, environmental impact report not needed and a moratorium on lawsuits. The environmental impact of the status quo is obvious.

Neil Davis in Rocklin Calif.
Ronna_and_neil@hotmail...












Our future economy and our competitive position in the world will depend on inexpensive and abundant energy. Energy is the basis of all of the world’s economies. The country that has the lowest cost of clean energy will have a significant leg up in the future world economy.

The primary source of energy for most of the economies in the world today is oil, coal and natural gas. These are commodities that are purchased on a worldwide market. We all pay the going rate and therefore we all have the same basic cost of energy.

We are currently faced with peak oil. In the next few years our existing oil will diminish and demand will increase. Supply and demand dictates that the world wide price of oil will continue to escalate.

A new paradigm for worldwide economic competition:
The country that has the lowest cost of energy will be able to supply goods and services to the world for a lower cost or a higher profit margin. This would also mean a higher standard of living and a more robust economy for a country that has the lowest cost of clean energy.

Sufficient amounts of clean energy, will probably necessitate constructing multiple large nuclear power plants. Wind, solar, geothermal, tide and wave power are all great and will probably not be enough to meet the realistic demands of our economy.
Basically we need to:
• Add a carbon tax or cap and trade system that will sufficiently add to the cost of those who pollute. Use the revenue from this tax to subsidize alternative energy.
• Carbon and pollution cost will also need to be added to imported goods.
• Fast track the construction of nuclear power plants and utilize the technology that will transfer large amounts of power for long distances with little or no line loss.
• Add a tax to gasoline that will gradually increase, on a timescale, to a very significant amount. This tax money will go into a fund that can only be used to subsidize the purchase of the cleanest most gasoline efficient cars.

The abundant power of the nuclear plants can also be used to generate hydrogen gas. The hydrogen gas can be used in many ways; a substitute for gasoline, diesel, home heating, etc.

The gasoline tax and subsidy for the purchase of small clean cars will dramatically change the cars that are produced. The manufacturers will be scrambling to create the cars that receive the greatest percentage of the subsidy. Theoretically one could buy the equivalent of a Toyota Prius and have the government pay for one half or more.

These are drastic economy shaking ideas.

The reality of our needing to eliminate our dependence on foreign oil and the immediate and real threat of catastrophic climate change, justify and demand drastic changes.

Creating our new energy environment, and fast tracking these changes, will invigorate our present economy. Fast tracking means, environmental impact report not needed and a moratorium on lawsuits. The environmental impact of the status quo is obvious.

Neil Davis in Rocklin Calif.
Ronna_and_neil@hotmail...

BrightSource Energy Sounds Off on the Realities of U.S. Energy Policy

Our future economy and our competitive position in the world will depend on inexpensive and abundant energy. Energy is the basis of all of the world’s economies.

The country that has the lowest cost of clean energy will have a significant leg up in the future world economy.

The primary source of energy for most of the economies in the world today is oil, coal and natural gas. These are commodities that are purchased on a worldwide market. We all pay the going rate and therefore we all have the same basic cost of energy.

We are currently faced with peak oil. In the next few years our existing oil will diminish and demand will increase. Supply and demand dictates that the world wide price of oil will continue to escalate.

A new paradigm for worldwide economic competition:
The country that has the lowest cost of energy will be able to supply goods and services to the world for a lower cost or a higher profit margin. This would also mean a higher standard of living and a more robust economy for a country that has the lowest cost of clean energy.

Sufficient amounts of clean energy, will probably necessitate constructing multiple large nuclear power plants. Wind, solar, geothermal, tide and wave power are all great and will probably not be enough to meet the realistic demands of our economy.
Basically we need to:
• Add a carbon tax or cap and trade system that will sufficiently add to the cost of those who pollute. Use the revenue from this tax to subsidize alternative energy.
• Carbon and pollution cost will also need to be added to imported goods.
• Fast track the construction of nuclear power plants and utilize the technology that will transfer large amounts of power for long distances with little or no line loss.
• Add a tax to gasoline that will gradually increase, on a timescale, to a very significant amount. This tax money will go into a fund that can only be used to subsidize the purchase of the cleanest most gasoline efficient cars.

The abundant power of the nuclear plants can also be used to generate hydrogen gas. The hydrogen gas can be used in many ways; a substitute for gasoline, diesel, home heating, etc.

The gasoline tax and subsidy for the purchase of small clean cars will dramatically change the cars that are produced. The manufacturers will be scrambling to create the cars that receive the greatest percentage of the subsidy. Theoretically one could buy the equivalent of a Toyota Prius and have the government pay for one half or more.

These are drastic economy shaking ideas.

The reality of our needing to eliminate our dependence on foreign oil and the immediate and real threat of catastrophic climate change, justify and demand drastic changes.

Creating our new energy environment, and fast tracking these changes, will invigorate our present economy. Fast tracking means, environmental impact report not needed and a moratorium on lawsuits. The environmental impact of the status quo is obvious.


















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No Matter Who's Elected, Alternative Energy Wins

I believe that Rikiki is right on course.
Adding a significant tax on gasoline, and using that money only to subsidize the purchase of clean and fuel efficient cars will solve two major problems.
The worlds car manufactures would follow the demand and make a huge shift to producing the most subsidized cars.
The US would quickly reduce our oil imports.
Help to avoid catastrophic climate change.
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