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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices

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To: RetiredNow who wrote (275760)2/21/2006 7:05:14 AM
From: Road Walker  Read Replies (1) of 1572099
 
re: More relevant is can we cut oil completely out of the cycle of energy creation and energy use. If we can, then we're off the oil. Ethanol can be distilled from cellulosic plant materials. No oil needed.

We don't need to completely "get off oil", remember we produce about 35%-40% of our needs (declining). If we could cut our consumption, short term (5 years) by 30% the price of oil would plummet and there would be a glut. We would still be a net importer, but it would no longer be an "issue". Then we could more casually work towards independence.

It's really an easy problem to solve... just take all the incentives we give to the oil companies and use those dollars to in cent efficiency instead.

John
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