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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (8298)5/17/2009 12:28:24 PM
From: RetiredNow  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 86356
 
It's all about R&D, Hawk. Our country's investment in renewable energy R&D was anemic prior to Obama and our policies were downright hostile to renewable energy under Bush. Now we've changed course and we're on the right path. The R&D investment our country is doing now, if continued for the next 10 years, makes it inevitable that renewables will become more cost effective than fossil fuels. It's just a matter of time now.



To: Hawkmoon who wrote (8298)5/18/2009 11:19:52 AM
From: Eric  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 86356
 
We're on the cusp of this, IF we can obtain mass electrical storage capacity. Ultracapacitors represent the greatest promise, IMO, but they hold inherent risks as well (every car would become a potential EMP IED that could put our network infrastructure at risk).

Just how is a car with an ultracap in it as a power source going to generate an EMP?

I'm just dying to hear the answer for this one!


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