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To: tejek who wrote (136956)	5/18/2001 9:29:51 PM
From: pgerassi	Read Replies (1) of 1579896

Dear Ted: I am conserving. Each vehicle I buy gets better mileage than the last one. The 3 or 4 mpg you lose due to having a 4WD system than a 2WD one is not worth it in 99.99% of the situations. I use CF bulbs rather than incadescants. I use less energy during the heating season and cooling seasons. My home consumption averages less than 500W. I average 24-26 mpg in my one vehicle. But you can't cut energy usage by 1/2 without some extreme lifestyle changes. Everyone would have to use mass transit even if it means that they give up their nice homes and move to compact super high rise apartments in the city. All of the security lights would need to be shut off. And that has to include all business and government. And no aircraft because that burns energy too fast. I do not want to live like that because some nitwit says we can conserve our way out. Does that mean I do not want conservation done? No, but it is not a magic bullet. It can get us some of the way there. I would use nuclear power and expanded coal use (especially CHP like is done in Menomonee Valley in Milwaukee). NG power is being overbuilt. NG should be used for heating and industrial uses only. Hybirds should be in all types of vehicles (electric power only if usable). Fusion research should be pushed as it would make all other forms unnecessary long term (convert water to H2 & O2, and use LiH2 to replace oil, and NG as fuels). Expanding electric power transmission has three benefits, one is to move power from where its abundant to where is missing (add reliability), the second is to allow time zone combining to reduce the need for as much capacity (average peaks occuring at different times to a lower peak and slower demand volatility), and lastly to place power plants remotely from certain environmentally sensitive areas. All three sections are required to solve the long term problems. California tried the conserve our way out environment only (the BANANA and NIMBY) approach and it has failed. Now they want us to pay for their folly. A resounding NO! Pete

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