----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Minette" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Killer Bs Discussion'" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2006 4:07 PM Subject: RE: "Someone Must Tell Them"
> > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >> Behalf Of Dan Minette >> Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2006 4:00 PM >> To: 'Killer Bs Discussion' >> Subject: RE: "Someone Must Tell Them" >> >> >> >> >> I remember near term energy independence being a policy of Nixon >> and Ford >> and Carter. :-) It's not really achievable. So, it seems >> reasonable to >> decrease our dependency now, by raising fuel taxes by, say, $0.50 >> gal per >> year for the next 10 years, or some similar means. > > I should have restated my often repeated argument on this list that > we need > investments in basic science that could someday provide reasonably > priced > alternative energy (e.g. solar or fusion or reprocessed nuclear fuel > with > drastically reduced utility for bombs.) These investments are, by > nature, > very long term but there's no time like the present to start. > The basic engineering on PBR is already done. Wouldn't that be a reasonable investment? xponent Downside? Maru rob _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
