>>>No, and I'm not saying there are. My point is it would be nice if we were not dependent on the Middle Eest for energy (along with our other good friends the Venezuelans).
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>>I guess a solid energy policy should address several issues. Some that come to mind are:
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It should be sustainable in the long run. Fossil fuels are not.
>>It should be friendly to the environment. Fossil fuels are not.
>>Not only the supply part should be considered, but also the demand.
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>What if it's utopian? (and it really is).
What if it isn't?
There, of course, isn't any silver bullet that will kill the problem, but it can be weakened by a thousand wounds.
You're seeing all traffic lights around you replaced with LED lights already. I think NYC already published the energy (and dollar) savings it made on that. I've heard it runs in millions of dollars annually.
The Otto engine hasn't changed substantially in the last hundred years. It still has the block, the cylinders, pistons and spark plugs. Yet it was gradually tweaked to run much more smoothly and consume far less gasoline than before.
So a percentage here, a percentage there, a lot can be done, and the crisis can at least be postponed. We can buy time.
