tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558991238231317860.post6103235306786072337..comments2023-09-26T06:11:36.432-04:00Comments on Working in Maine: Is energy independence a reality?bizdirectorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14075359837213246485noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558991238231317860.post-53338233623703979872008-12-08T16:48:00.000-05:002008-12-08T16:48:00.000-05:00As stated in the article, many write about it but ...As stated in the article, many write about it but few understand it. We will run out of oil foreign or not. In the mean time as demand rises it will become very expensive. Whether previous Presidents were right about the timing is irrelevent...it's going to happen. Crank it all up....Wind...Solar...Nuclear..Bio-fuels. Whatever we can. NOW!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558991238231317860.post-15542381129431395082008-12-08T11:19:00.000-05:002008-12-08T11:19:00.000-05:00Bryce has some good points, especially concerning ...Bryce has some good points, especially concerning the difficulty of conservation. Bryce's point is that efficiency leads to even higher consumption as people become wealthier. While America cannot cut itself off from the world, that is no reason to cancel deploying wind and solar to reduce our over-dependence on foreign energy. There is a lot more we can and should do. Pickens Plan has some excellent ideas, especially converting trucks to run on natural gas. That part is fairly easy and will save us from exporting so many of our dollars. Repower America has some terrific ideas as well.DC Palmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02721570562726530524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558991238231317860.post-4748117942477765372008-12-07T20:32:00.000-05:002008-12-07T20:32:00.000-05:00Skeptics also said that man could never fly, the s...Skeptics also said that man could never fly, the sound barrier could not be broken and that mankind would never reach the moon. In retrospect, would you favor not attempting those endeavors as well?JohnOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01281649123784147274noreply@blogger.com