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Unless we take steps in the right direction in the area of energy (and soon), we will have a dismal future.

So, what do you think is the right direction?

I mean this slightly ironical, as the market does not know right or wrong, just more or less competitive alternatives. But it would be nice to hear anyway.

So, what do you think is the right direction?

Well I've posted on this many times and I have limited time today but here goes:

1. Nuclear Power in a VERY big way. We should get most of our baseline Electrical Energy from Nuclear.

2. Drill for Oil wherever we can. This means opening up Alaska North Slope, ANWAR, etc. We should drill off all our coasts including California. Screw the wackos out in CA.
3. Make use of our abundant natural gas for transportation and other industrial uses. DO NOT USE NATURAL GAS FOR GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY.

4. Continue the use of coal by liquefying it into diesel, jet fuel, and gasoline. This technology is well known and is more expensive than generating these products from oil but this will pay off in the long run and will stabilize the oil price by not letting it sky rocket if there's a disruption in oil supply.

5. Stop the subsidies on wind and solar. If these technologies can survive on their own, then great but there is no indication these sources can be anything but a niche player. If I'm wrong great but I haven't been wrong in the area of energy for 30 years.

6. Conservation is a given. People conserve to save money as they should not because they feel like they are saving the world, but because it helps their pocketbook.

I've run out of time for today but this ought to enough to get us started.