Here's a summation from my reading: invest in cellulosic ethanol now, develop plug-in hybrids, put substantial R&D behind alternative energy, institute carbon taxes, elect officials who will tell you what really needs to get done (not play to your baser motives), and put Dick Lugar (R-IN) in the next cabinet.
"The Seven Myths of Energy Independence": http://www.motherjones.com/new/feature/2008/05/the-seven-myths-of-energy-independence.html
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This article is typical of many Mother Jones pieces in that it usually has some good points that get drowned in the anti-establishment fervor.
Case in point, when talking about increasing energy efficiency: 'This isn't a popular idea with Dick Cheney, who before 9/11 famously said that "conservation may be a sign of personal virtue, but it is not a sufficient basis for a sound, comprehensive energy policy." '
Does the author not know what the word sufficient means? VP Cheney is absolutely correct in the above statement, but the article plays it off with some corrupt, status quo, protect-his-oil-buddies connotations.
I was also disappointed with the lack of consideration of nuclear energy, but I've banged that drum before.
Oh, MJ is certainly left-leaning. There's no doubt about that. Their anti-establishment tone seeps through all the time.
They're no Atlantic Monthly, a publication that is mainly centrist and makes readers rethink their assumptions on a consistent basis regardless of political affiliations. Heck, that mag employs one of my favorite living satirsts: P. J. O'Rourke, a once self-proclaimed "Republican Party Reptile."
Cheney and Dubya's actions speak more sufficiently than their PR words for alternative energy.
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