To: KLP who wrote (332121 ) 12/21/2002 2:48:08 PM From: American Spirit Read Replies (2) | Respond to Kerry is an expert at fuel efficient transportation and power systems. While Bush-Cheney promote the old-fashioned polluting, low-efficiency systems their contributors pay them to defend, I think after Enron, the phony ripoff energy crisis and 9-11 Americans are finally ready to put an end to our need for ANY Arab oil, ever again, and eventually any oil to power our furnaces, power plants and many cars. Even Bush has admitted that hydrogen is the future. It's clean and the technology is ready to go, at least far more ready to go than Missille Defense. It will take a great committment and the gradual acceptance by right-wingers to make happen, but start with a strong visionary President who isn't in the pockets of big oil, big coal and those in Detroit who want low efficiency. ywes there will be a vigorous debate on this but it's about time we overhauled our energy aned transportation systems. An ex Mobil executive I met recently loves Bush but admitted after our little debate that a first step (replacing every oil-burning furnace with a hydrogen one) is feasible and makes a hell of a lot of sense. The real blessing will be the disappearance of air pollution which also kills forests and waterways, plus global warming longer-term. The cost savings to Americans will eventually be in the trillions. Europe by the way is already way ahead of us on these systems. As are the Japanese. And California is now leading the way in the US. Quite successfully I might add. But we have a long way to go. Wont it be nice someday to see the Saudis begging us to please buy their newest export, solar power. heh heh Lots of deserts over there. This can all be done within 10-20 years. But no more Texas oil CEO's in the White House please.
