And why aren't we encouraging less driving? And more efficient use of the oil we already have?
Encourage companies (tax incentives, etc) who can let workers work from home and telecommute. We are supposedly in a knowledge economy, yet we are still gathering at the factory every day. Make an "office" available in each community, where things like fax machines, copiers, printers, people to talk to, and tech help are centralized and available. (That is the main reason given for individuals still going to the office) Encourage companies that deliver to homes (trucks making a round are much more fuel efficient than individual cars all meeting at stop and shop). Encourage local groceries to be more than twinkie and coffee shops. Encourage building of closer-knit communities through incentives and planning aid. I would much prefer to walk up the street to the market or to a movie than to drive 20 miles. Or ride a bike. Or a scooter. Or a golf-cart. Encourage alternate fuel vehicles and motorcycles and bikes by giving the preferential parking (or even free parking downtown.) Encourage recycling plastics. Encourage better efficiency of heating and cooling systems (both home and office) Encourage more efficient vehicles. Encourage more efficient household and office appliances, and therefore less electric usage. Baby steps in all of these directions should be our focus. even a 5 percent reduction is HUGE, and a little move in each of the above directions could get us there pretty quickly. On 8/16/06, Zaphod Beeblebrox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Isn't that the key? It doesn't meet our needs right now. Why not? > Why don't we dump a crapload of money into r&d on these alternatives > instead of the current policy of "stay the course". Why doesn't the > government fund building of special lanes where only smaller > lightweight fuel efficient vehicles can drive so that drivers aren't > intimidated by larger vehicles (In Texas it's a big problem driving a > small car with 3 ton SUV's surrounding you). Why doesn't the military > & | NASA start joint operations with vehicle manufacturers to create > an actual fuel cell vehicle? Instead of drilling offshore of > Florida, why don't we put wind farms? > > > > > On 8/16/06, Robert Munn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I would be all for using solar or wind or fusion or anything else other than > > fossil fuels if it met our needs, that just isn't the reality today. And the > > pressure is only going to get worse until we find an alternative. > > > > > -- > Hieroglyphics? let me be specific I wanna be down in your south seas > But I got this notion that the motion of your ocean means small craft advisory > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:213355 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
