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As necessity is the mother of invention there will come a time when almost nothing runs on oil or coal. All technology starts out prohibitively expensive and then drops like a rock as more and more go on line and improvements are made.


I agree that there is a "phase in period" but a phase in it must be. We need a diversified but also honest overall plan of change. Senator Obama is dead on saying the "goal" is to actually move in a new direction not just do an old thing a slightly newer way.


I could see one nuclear power plant being added to the grid possibly up north where it's colder (cooling is an issue with nuclear) and solar and wind don't add as much up there.


I think the Oil Companies should be forced to "use it or lose it" when it comes to much of the millions of acres of oil leases they already hold but are not drilling on. If it's worth holding the lease on it's worth drilling on... or turn it in and seek approval for something else. 


Then you have wind farms where it's windy. Solar where it's sunny. Geothermal where it's most practical. Push efficiency standards & technology to get the most out of the oil we do use. 


There's a lot of little things that add up too. For instance. There is no reason why any vehicle uses oil as an engine lubricant. All new cars should be required to use synthetic which not only last longer... it's better. 


It's a comprehensive approach to bridge where we are now to where we want to be.


I remember when the computers at work didn't even run Windows everything was DOS (see I'm very old :)). They were huge, slow & inefficient and cost an absolute fortune. So expensive in fact most people couldn't even think about having one at home.


The basic modern home computer now is like 4 times more powerful than the technology that NASA used to go to the moon. And anyone can just walk into a store and pick one up for what... $400 and up now.  


We move forward in ways we never think are possible... but we do!


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