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Originally Posted by The Reaper
Gagners:
I think to some degree, you have been drinking the Kool-Aid. Not surprising given the amount of propoganda you are subjected to in your area.
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I understand where you are coming from, in both of your posts sir, but I still have to say that drilling in ANWR does nothing but serve the short interest greed of the oil industry. Sorry, that's the way I see it. Throw a year's worth of oil at the American public, which they don't have to buy from anyone, to slightly lower (if at all) the cost of gas at the pump. Sounds like a fatter margin to me.
GM
is investing billions into the Volt. It'll be a concept for a few more years, then maybe we'll see something real. I hope it's sooner than later.
Li-Ion has the power and storage to propel the Tesla at supercar speeds for over 220 miles (teslamotors.com). The batteries are there and, with the advent of large-format Li-ion, it'll only get better.
And I was being sarcastic about the 100mpg carb. Although I still say that, even if there was one, we wouldn't necessarily
have it.
As far as nuclear waste, my concern is this: as more of our power needs are shifted to nuclear, we get into a cycle: there will be more demands on the plants = more plants = more available power = lower prices = more use (more waste) = more demand = more plants etc... The amount of waste produced will increase on an exponential level (as oil usage did when OPEC cut costs three decades ago). If it's cheap, we'll just use more. Secure storage is great, yet finite. eventually, we will outgrow our storage capacity. Space to store it, therefore, will be what is at a premium.
And yessir, I've been sippin' from the old VT fountain for hippies... It's hard not to (reminder: find out how COL Jack manages...
), but I think we both, in fairness, are getting fed the propaganda lines from both sides and the truth/answer/whatever is somewhere in between.