To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (27398 ) 7/14/2008 2:53:09 PM From: axial Read Replies (2) | Respond to "Such an exchange would have been inconceivable as recently as a decade ago. Our standing in the world of oil has fallen a long way in a short time.""In fact, we may be at a critical juncture, the kind that can creep up, in a gradual and insidious way, on companies and industries, and even on societies. Invariably, the actions that are needed to change course at such times are painful. Leaders rarely appreciate the gravity of their situation, and even when they do, they are loath to take appropriate action." May "After Nixon, president after president set similar goals." "Not only did America fail to meet the goals, but the goals themselves were unwise. A faulty goal leads to the wrong actions; so even if we execute flawlessly, we fail." total independence, but decreased (and decreasing ) reliance on foreign sources of energy - remembering that at some point, ALL fossil fuel sources would cease to exist (viz. Huppert's "peak oil, etc). Remember, this debate started well before global warming was identified as a potentially dangerous phenomenon; warming exacerbates the difficulty, but Grove neatly sidesteps it, even as he proposes increased use of coal.knows that would have meant a huge increase in electrification. It's been discussed countless times on this thread - even to the comment last year that DOE projections haven't accounted for the increase in resistance heating. Go back 6 years, to discussions about France's domestic power supplies, 80% nuclear. That was France's response to the oil embargoes of the 70's.wise goal."Estimates show that converting these vehicles to dual-fuel operation, even with electricity providing no more than 50 miles of driving range between daily recharging, could cut petroleum imports by 50 to 60 percent—a stunning opportunity." still aren't being taken.
