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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (254355)	6/14/2008 2:21:55 AM
From: skinowski	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793716

So while I'm going to feel the pain at the pump, I also think maybe it's a necessary pain that will provide an eventual cure. Agree. Until recently alternative energies and fuel economy were curiosities more than real choices. Now it's different. Apparently there were great technological advances in the 80's and 90's with regard to discover - and recovery - of oil. Horizontal drilling, etc. As a result Oil remained plentiful and cheap - and that masked the underlying growth in demand. Presently the demand is still growing but excess capacity is very low by historical standards. Expansion of nukes etc. will take many years, maybe decades. More likely than not there will be serious energy-related problems ahead, until solutions will be found. Hopefully.

To: Hawkmoon who wrote (254355)	6/14/2008 1:24:29 PM
From: Geoff Altman	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793716

Hawk, I was going to try an hang with you on the "other" thread but that would have meant that I'd have to read all the crap they post.....<gg> I think it will be all of these things will be a part of the solution. But I firmly believe it must be driven by the market. So while I'm going to feel the pain at the pump, I also think maybe it's a necessary pain that will provide an eventual cure. Well said. What it boils down to, if I understand it right, is that high fuel prices are actually creating the market that will drive the private sector to come up with viable technological solutions to our energy problem, that is if the government manages to stay out of it.... That makes so much more sense than by subsidising economically challenged ideas like ethanol. I'm not quite sure how we're going to get there, but I think we have the scientific and economic resources to make it happen if we so desire. I have a feeling we're about due for another big tech leap. I haven't heard anyone speak of fusion for a while, probably sounds too much like fission for the environmentalists...<g>