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To: RetiredNow who wrote (8299)	5/17/2009 12:50:29 PM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 86356

There've been big investments made in renewable energy r&d for decades - both govt and private money.

To: RetiredNow who wrote (8299)	5/17/2009 1:04:00 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 86356

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. I'm not nearly as convinced as you are. The American tradition is more of fumble our way to the truth. Or as Churchill once said: "You can always count on Americans to do the right thing--after they've tried everything else!" That's the problem with Alternative Fuels. We're too short term in our thinking and we don't think things out with a long-term strategy. Hawk