If the added taxes fuel (pun intended) our departure from environmental pollutants that result in the burning of fossil fuels, I'm ok with it. I hate the tax increases that have paid for our wars in the Middle East that perpetuate the use of polluting fossil fuels.
Some here get free gas to their homes where the natural gas pipelines run through there properties.
You're right it's going to come down here. The United States now exports refined goods because we are producing more gasoline and other refineries than we consume. So the risks involved aren't going to be to our national needs so much as our corporate needs. At some point we will put our environment first, or our environment will will not sustain us.
Ok.. let's say we have 150 years left. Think of the technology and advancements that have been made in the last 50, 100, 150 years? You don't have to cram and force s*** upon people if the idea is good enough OR more cost effective based on its own merits! Right now, technology is not where it needs to be to support the shift away from fossil fuels. There's no reason to force "green" upon people now and make the general public foot the bill for what is idealism! Henry Ford had an idea.. he built the model T and people saw its worth. They bought them not because they were forced to by government manipulation, but free choice! Better alternaitives will come and I'll embrace them when they're BETTER both in cost and performance! But to force coal fired plants to shut down and oil and gas to be labeled as the devil, and "green" alternaitives to be government mandated all in the name of this "clean" push, while ruining and devistating entire communities. Well, that all sounds a lot to me like there are powers at be creating a new scheme for getting rich. You don't have to force more affordable and better products onto people. To claim to be such an independent and Libertarian you sure do paint yourself into a liberal corner.
Well indeed, that's what I'm saying, and nothing has to be forced upon anyone. Humanity would gladly choose an alternative that's clean and renewable if it's made available to them. It's hard to incentivize the effort and resources to pursue that though when such fortunes are being made on the fossil fuel industry.
That's a very nice package, evidence that advancements are being made. Nothing of the sort was available when I built my passive solar house 21 years ago. So I have my photovoltaic array on the roof of the house and three cisterns on the back of the garage that collect 4,500 gallons of water from the 45"-50" of average rainfall a year.
Holy crap I actually agree with most of what's being said on this post.And all have had great opinions.I stayed out of this one because I'm against the Native Americans being further disrupted.Im pissed that we didn't take over the oil fields in Iraq and Afghanistan.We could have done so easily.But getting back to the point.The fact of the matter is technology is lacking to make alternative energy sources to keep up with demand. Oil is here and it's practical at this point.These SXS' won't run on water or wind yet so let's be safer on how and where we get our fuel.Our children and more so our kids children will really have the burden of this.In my state of pa they have a gas well every where I turn.I ride to several from my house and it concerns me for a few reasons.1 the community does not get s*** for the inconvenience of them going up and our taxes don't come down. It's under us we will be the ones to suffer if it implodes around us. We Should quit trying to save these 3rd world crap hole country's and harvest their crude and bring it home while we rebuild their community's. And leave our reserves where they are at.you can only suck the life out of one planet so much before it caves in.I know people would protest it but I don't care.About time we flex our military and conquer.Look what happened with Korean war,Vietnam,gulf war, Iraq war, useless lives and loved ones gone for nothing. Accomplished squat but debt our great grandkids will inherit.Grow some balls USA and conquer.
You have ample opportunities to post about your P5, just not in this forum.
It's simple, the tech is lacking because the effort is lacking. It's hard to get people motivated to do something new when they are making so much money on the old. Btw Al, please don't take personal offense to the tar sands oil being referred to as dirty. I'm not picking on Canada or Canadian oil. All fossil fuels, wherever they may be found on the planet are dirty. From the time they are first touched, through transport, refining and burning them, dirty, caustic and polluting. As stated earlier, I'm happy to pay at the pump today for R&D that moves us away from fossil fuel tomorrow.
And I'm doing my part! Assisting two brilliant nieces through school. Both working to be engineers and both interested in clean tech.You have ample opportunities to post about your P5, just not in this forum.
