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To: RetiredNow who wrote (3661)	12/29/2008 6:25:49 PM
From: Hawkmoon	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 86355

Any analysis that purports to compare the economic competitiveness of oil vs alternatives has to include in the cost of oil, all of the externalities. Sure is does.. But there are externalities involved with solar and wind as well. For one, each one of those facilities are wide spread and require ongoing security to protect them from vandalism and sabotage.. Furthermore, there are strategic materials involved in solar power and electric vehicles. Lithium is not exactly plentiful. Nor is the platinum and palladium used in fuel cell vehicles. The countries that supply those materials will become as valuable to the global energy and transportation economy as the Mid-East is. And they will need to be protected. In sum, there are externalities involved with EVERY source of energy production. In fact, we can consider every dime spent on the UN and it's mission and externality of the global economy. But apparently, you seem to think that it would be perfectly acceptable for unbridled conflict to break out in the Mid-East so long as we're not getting our oil from there. Hawk