To: Lane3 who wrote (61884 ) 4/26/2008 3:35:35 PM From: Cogito Read Replies (1) | Respond to >>I think you're reading something into that. Saying that wind and solar will provide only a fraction of our needs for decades doesn't seem to me to imply what you infer. It seems to say just what you said, "Sure, wind and solar will most likely only provide a fraction of our energy over the next couple of decades." There's enough disagreement around without adding to it through inference.<<Unfortunately, for a while longer it is not just to trust in promising new technologies like wind and solar power; for decades to come, these will only provide a fraction of our energy needs. Instead, aside from greater conservation, we must develop more traditional energy resources at home. That would mean building more nuclear power plants, intensifying efforts at mining and burning coal more cleanly — and developing more domestic oil, while retooling our vehicles to be even lighter and more fuel-efficient."
