taxes, gas prices, VLAC

[Sam Letzring]

My two cents;

I'm a scientist who has worked on fusion for the last 35 years- while fusion
is the ultimate solution for energy- we have a "good enough" one at hand
now.

Nuclear fission power could generate enough electricity to produce enough
hydrogen to power  a substantial portion of our economy. We have a "lot" of
plutonium left over from dismantling nuclear weapons and IF our elected
officials would get enough backbone to do it- we could build breeder
reactors which would burn the plutonium and produce more plutonium in
return. The French have adopted this technology but our "leaders" starting
with Carter in the "70's have buckled under to various forces and as a
result we have a dwindling nuclear industry- unlike the rest of the world
( with the exception of certain left leaning countries like Canada and
Germany) which have buckled under to "green" forces and are in the process
of dismantling their nuclear infrastructure.

Too bad for the world- I will continue working on fusion- but it's still a
long way off.

Sam


----- Original Message -----
From: "Kent McLean" <kentmclean at mindspring.com>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2005 8:03 AM
Subject: Re: taxes, gas prices, VLAC


> Mike Arman wrote:
> > All in favor of a little disruptive technology, say Aye!
> >
> > (My next Audi should be powered by gravity waves or something - no more
> > gasoline needed!)
>
> I like the idea of hybrids, where a low-powered
> internal combustion engine (gas, diesel, alcohol,
> whatever) runs only to re-charge batteries, which
> are the real source of power.
>
> I don't think batteries-only is a solution. A
> one hour commute in a winter storm, with lights,
> and heater element, and blower, and audio all
> on high, might suck a battery dry before you get
> to work.
>
> Although hydrogen promises pure, clean, energy, it
> would take a huge investment in infrastructure to
> make it viable.  But then, a Manhattan Project sort
> of effort (and similar climate of world events)
> could make that happen.
>
> --
> Kent McLean
> '94 100 S Avant, "Moody"
> '89 200 TQ, "Bad Puppy" up in smoke
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