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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (21040)	6/14/2006 6:45:36 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541762

From your link (and the text in your post) "Our analysis showed that the mitigation options that we considered can contribute significantly to the saving and production of U.S. liquid fuels, although decades will be needed for significant impact (Figure EX-1) and related costs will be in the trillions of dollar range." and thats from an argument for massive change. A new crash program will produce a lot of new jobs, but the people working those jobs will not be able to produce other things. It will produce new revenue, but that revenue will come from customers who would be spending it on other things. The program would have a net cost, and a large one. If you believe the near term peak oil scenario, or the scenario of a massive tipping point on global warming within the next few decades than those costs are worth paying. But they shouldn't be assumed away. If you believe in a massive tipping point on global warming within 10 years esp one that could lead to the end of civilization, than it is probably too late. Re: "end of civilization" Mr Gore said the world faced a stark choice between the end of civilisation and a future for its children. news.bbc.co.uk Edit - Also the replacement program to deal with "peak oil" includes using a lot of other fuels that produce CO2 when burned. If you want to greatly reduce the CO2 useage, the cost and probably the time taken would both be higher.