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To: RealMuLan who wrote (71249)	11/15/2007 4:15:57 PM
From: Gemlaoshi	Respond to of 116555

So I do not see any solution here, except when utility bills get too high, then they forced to cut back due to affordability Unfortunately, I agree.

To: RealMuLan who wrote (71249)	11/16/2007 2:14:40 AM
From: Archie Meeties	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116555

"My understanding of majority of Americans, they ONLY blame others for their own problem, only want others to make sacrifice, to fix their problems at others cost. So I do not see any solution here, except when utility bills get too high, then they forced to cut back due to affordability<g>" I think this is human nature to blame others for their own problems. Also human nature to see the faults in other nations more than your own. -g- Economics will be the driving force in any free market. The trick will be to price in the real costs into current energy sources. For example, pricing in the health costs from burning dirty coal will remove a huge part of its advantage over other sources. The US has a pradox regarding energy: on the one hand we financed and developed most of what you would call renewables; photovoltaics, nuclear power, etc. We just don't implement them on a wide scale because we have abundant coal reserves, like China does. Same thing with car efficiency. For example, Hybrid vehicles were developed through DOE research, but Toyota actually put it in cars and sells more hybrids than US car makers combined.