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Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-07-07 07:37|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Yet another attempt to discuss energy usage and prices without mentioning that most of the offshore continental shelf is _by policy_ off-limits to oil or natural gas exploration.

Every additional one of these gives me the creeps.

Posted by Phil 2006-07-07 09:04|| 2006-07-07 09:04|| Front Page Top

#2 Nucs and electricity fixed facilities => fuel cells & hyrdogen mobile power source.

Thats the only way we can get there.

I've said it time and again.

2/3 of the oil used us in the transport sector. Close to 2/3 of the oil we need is imported.

And we can increase our production by at least 10% by allowing drilling in wider parts of the US.

Do the math.

Posted by Oldspook 2006-07-07 09:06|| 2006-07-07 09:06|| Front Page Top

#3 The deception in this article is the strawman of oil independence used to refute the claims of energy indendence. With nuke power we could certainly become energy independent for our power grid and the ground transportation. I should think the remaining oil the US pumps could manage to keep the planes in the air. And as was stated in another post environmental restrictions could be removed if our own oil was insufficient.

We're not talking tomorrow, we're talking the "Goal" of energy independence and it is very reachable if we have the will to reach.

Posted by rjschwarz">rjschwarz 2006-07-07 09:57|| rjschwarz.com]">[rjschwarz.com] 2006-07-07 09:57|| Front Page Top

#4 RJ, then you agree with Biden.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-07-07 10:43|| 2006-07-07 10:43|| Front Page Top

#5 This entire "article" (propaganda piece) is a piece of fecal matter. We need nuclear power sources throughout the nation. We need to convert our rail system to electric propulsion (half that transportation usage - or more - is to transport goods). We need to stop the environmental nutjobs from determining US energy policy. We need to drill on the continental shelf, in Alaska (why do we need a HUGE Alaska petroleum reserve, when we're rapidly building an all-nuke fleet?), and elsewhere. We can have "energy independence" of a sort in about 20 years, if we start now and work hard toward it. We will never have it if we wring our hands and say "it's too hard". We need to kneecap a few hundred people - just below the neck.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2006-07-07 15:01|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2006-07-07 15:01|| Front Page Top

#6 At least two unutilized sources of power: hydrated methane in vast quantities on the ocean floor and tidal power (virtually unlimited). Why isn't anyone interested?

Posted by Gleper Phavirt9443 2006-07-07 16:23|| 2006-07-07 16:23|| Front Page Top

#7 I can't understand the reasoning of the thesis that the U.S. cannot achieve energy independence.
A South American country have done it using ethanol. It's impossible to believe that this country with it's technological capabilities cannot do the same. The article is an utter noncense. Nuclear, ethanol and plug-in hybrids.

Posted by wonderer">wonderer 2006-07-07 16:33|| 2006-07-07 16:33|| Front Page Top

#8 "Always listen to an expert"
Lazarus Long

Posted by gromgoru 2006-07-07 17:06|| 2006-07-07 17:06|| Front Page Top

#9 Big sugar will save us!

You know.... there's this sub-tropical paradise located an average of 150 miles from Miami. It's ideal for growing sugarcane and is populated by a literate and hard-working {if forceably ignorant} people.

Posted by 6 2006-07-07 17:18|| 2006-07-07 17:18|| Front Page Top

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