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To: Jim Willie CB who wrote (5366)	8/29/2002 9:49:15 AM
From: Jim Willie CB	Respond to of 89467

pulse: dollar 106.5 (big dump overnight), gold #311.7 / jw

To: Jim Willie CB who wrote (5366)	8/29/2002 10:06:06 AM
From: yard_man	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 89467

well, Jim -- you certainly have nailed why converting renewables into some form of stored energy is attractive or even why renewables are attractive. I can't improve upon that -- and your pt is well taken that we have to consider all of the costs in securing any energy source, but the main pt I was making is: A good majority of the costs associated with oil are already sunk, while the technology is 'proven.' Don't get me wrong or misinterpret me -- I think we need to spend some real money on developing other sources (oil IS running out and we need all the time we have remaining), but I think the fascination with fuel cells distracts from looking at a wider variety of possible alternatives to our dependence on oil. That's all I was saying. Also, fuel cells are really not being compared to conventional sources on an apples to apples basis, IMO and that is where I have the heartburn. Efficiency of the fuel cell itself is a non-issue at best, a red herring at worst.