New research is showing that alternative energy sciences will boost our economy and add jobs if we do it right. There is a vein of dishonestly in the idea that it will cost us a fortune to make changes. Sure, it will cost a lot, but It will certainly cost us more in the long run if we don’t start now. It would be fitting to our national character and would certainly make me very proud of this country if we were to take the lead in alternative energy much as we took the lead in the space race.

I think the challenges presented by the mass usage of nuclear energy are just as great if not greater than those challenges presented by the usage of solar and wind energies, so why shouldn’t we spend more money on developing these technologies instead of putting nuclear facilities all over?

This is a double edged sword. We want energy independence but our country refuses to build nuclear power plants. There are problems with nuclear waste but all fuels will have some waste. Developing one that is renewable for the sake of having it does no good if it is not efficient. Ethanol requires more energy to produce than it provides but corn is plentiful so we go with it.

We need efficient fuels.

As for GW, I cannot see how spending a fortune on something we cannot control and that happens in cycles and has for millions of years, will help us. Control pollution, cleaner renewable fuels, sure but get GW out of the equation.

Just like developing alternative fuels to petroleum is a good idea, for strategic reasons and economic reasons. Washington and the people of the US were shown just what an impact dependence on foreign oil could do to us and our economy in the 1970’s yet we’ve done nothing to remedy that situation in nearly 40 years. I remember the gas lines of the 70’s how can those in Washington not? Eventually we’ll use up the planets petroleum reserves and by developing other renewable fuels and energy sources we’ll be able to stretch those reserves much further until we have no need of them because we’ve come up with renewable alternatives.

Also some of the biggest reserves of crude oil are in Muslim nations, and the west seems on a collision course with Islamic Extremism as the moderate Muslim seems to be as elusive as Bigfoot & the Loch Ness Monster. If the Middle Eastern nations formed a union and cut off sales of crude oil to the US and our allies they could put us into a depression and maybe even cripple our military since military vehicles aren’t known for fuel efficiency. Petroleum is a vital resource to the US, we’ve already seen how the higher gas prices have affected our economy with inflation, and we need to get off the oil teat and find a cheap renewable source of energy for us to use.