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S U N D A Y , A U G U S T 2 2 , 2 0 0 4Manhattan Project For Renewable Energy?by Michael in New York on
8/22/2004 10:07:00 PMHere's a good column in the NYT about a fantasy debate in which onecandidate spoke the truth about our desperate energy needs.Wouldn't it be great if Kerry announced a substantive and realManhattan Project -- combining stricter MPG for automakers withmassive public research into alternative energy sources and taxincentives for the companies already investing in it? Wouldn't it begreat of Kerry set meaningful and real short term goals for loweringand ultimately ending our dependence on Mideast oil? It's essentialfor our national security and essential for our moral standing in theworld unless we want to continue propping up evil dictators andcorrupt monarchies in the Middle East. And as a side bonus it hitsBush on a topic where he is deep in the pockets of big oil, beholdento the Saudis, etc.If you think renewable energy is pie-in-the-sky hippie talk, keep inmind that in five years the world's biggest investor in and creator ofrenewable energy will be...General Electric. Solar power, windmills,hydrogen cells, electric cars, hybrids -- they're big business and theyjust also happen to be better for the air we breathe, the land we liveon, our children, our military strength, and so on.
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8/22/2004 10:07:00 PMHere's a good column in the NYT about a fantasy debate in which onecandidate spoke the truth about our desperate energy needs.Wouldn't it be great if Kerry announced a substantive and realManhattan Project -- combining stricter MPG for automakers withmassive public research into alternative energy sources and taxincentives for the companies already investing in it? Wouldn't it begreat of Kerry set meaningful and real short term goals for loweringand ultimately ending our dependence on Mideast oil? It's essentialfor our national security and essential for our moral standing in theworld unless we want to continue propping up evil dictators andcorrupt monarchies in the Middle East. And as a side bonus it hitsBush on a topic where he is deep in the pockets of big oil, beholdento the Saudis, etc.If you think renewable energy is pie-in-the-sky hippie talk, keep inmind that in five years the world's biggest investor in and creator ofrenewable energy will be...General Electric. Solar power, windmills,hydrogen cells, electric cars, hybrids -- they're big business and theyjust also happen to be better for the air we breathe, the land we liveon, our children, our military strength, and so on.
Alternative energyAlternative energy from Vestas is modernenergy and efficientwww.vestas.com/alternative-energyHow 2 Build Solar PanelsReduce Home Energy Bills up to 95% WeTested 7 "Kits" =>Only 2 WorkedSolarGuidesReviewed.com/TopPicksShort Films by HondaPonder the possibilities of futuretransportation and its effect.www.honda.com
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