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Politics : Politics of Energy
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To: RetiredNow who wrote (1808)8/19/2008 11:23:31 AM
From: Hawkmoon  Read Replies (2) of 86356
 
Please rank order the following three options based on how big the beneficial impact will be in the next 20 years:

Let me take a stab at that.. All 3 are VERY long term undertakings:

1. Announce increased drilling for the psychological impact that undermines the markets forward projections regarding supplies of oil and sends a message that we're serious about making the transition to energy independence. Also we will make money available for biofuels generated from non-food sources (algae.. cellulostic.. etc), with focus on biodiesels and other fuels that can be transported via the existing distribution network.

2. Announce government subsidization for infrastructure retooling (battery factory fabrication, grid enhancement and power generation, solar powered recharging stations.. etc) related to plug-in hybrids.

3. Conservation full standards, which will dovetail with plug-in technology. This is only #3 because the fleet customers have to be convinced that the incentives exist for spending the capital required to transition us to a hybrid vehicle transportation system.

And the freebie:

4. Announce that these changes are an interim measure with the long-term goal of transitioning to Fuel Cell technologies and a hydrogen economy.

Hawk
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