"Sometimes they sound like the spoiled 16 year old kid whose rich father bought him a new BMW for his birthday."
Ouch! You sound like a grouchy old man. I hope that wasn’t directed at me.
What do you suggest is the future of the U.S. energy system? I mean beyond drilling in ANWR if we are even allowed to do it within my life time. It seems to me that we have a limited supply of oil. With China and India quickly becoming fully industrialized, we should be cautious about the possibility of oil prices raising quickly (supply and demand), and having to compete for the stuff.
If the above commitment was directed at me, here is a little background. I grew up poor. My family owns a small alfalfa hay ranch in Fall River Mills, CA (no we don’t waste land for ethanol), and I learned every quick that working with my mind is better then my back. I’m 31 yrs and drive an old car because I can’t justify flushing money down the toilet just so my neighbor can be impressed.
Holtz
JeffersonRepublic.com
Absolutely not, it wasn't directed at you.
Trust me, if I chose to attack, you wouldn't be left wondering. The only disagreement (and I consider it a low-key disagreement) that I've had on this thread was your advocacy of solar power while at the same time refusing to confront the technical and economic realities of that failed technology.
Take a look at the table I posted in #215 for a good summary of the technical and economic limitations.
--Boot Hill