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Offline JB88

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« on: March 12, 2005, 11:36:37 AM »
if you were king for one day... (no...not the thomson twins song...and if you got that...well, youre old.)

what would you do to decrease dependance on foriegn oil?
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« Reply #1 on: March 12, 2005, 11:41:25 AM »
Yep, I'm old... I got it :(

Do like those college kids did from Colorado I think? Make cars that burn used vegetable oil from restaurants...  "Hey Mr., can I empty your grease trap?"
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« Reply #2 on: March 12, 2005, 11:41:41 AM »
Immediately switch to nuclear fission, then create tax incentives or a reward for companies/individuals to demonstrate new energy technologies that can be developed into the grid.

Direct government funding of research is useless, there's no real incentive to produce usable technology.
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« Reply #3 on: March 12, 2005, 11:43:42 AM »
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if you were king for one day... (no...not the thomson twins song...and if you got that...well, youre old.)

what would you do to decrease dependance on foriegn oil?


I'd form a contest (directly ripped off from Ansari) for an energy X-Prize to push forward the advances needed to make hydrogen a viable alternative to power vehicles.
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« Reply #4 on: March 12, 2005, 11:55:41 AM »
I don't think you can "immediately" switch to nuclear fission?  

We could just make Iraq the 51st state?
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« Reply #5 on: March 12, 2005, 12:00:38 PM »
I apologize for any limitations in you have in deciphering my use of the language.  By 'immediately switch to' I of course mean 'immediately begin the process of phasing out the current fossil-fuel based energy production industry with the goal of completing a transition to a fission-based power grid.'  While this was most likely clear to everyone else in the thread, I should have made allowances for...  well, you know.
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« Reply #6 on: March 12, 2005, 01:53:29 PM »
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what would you do to decrease dependance on foriegn oil?


you people make things too complicated, in WW2 the govt issued ration books for gas. It worked then , it will work now, every car owner gets coupon book for each car, also legal to sell extra unused coupons. People will find a way to use less gas when they have no choice.
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« Reply #7 on: March 12, 2005, 02:01:18 PM »
Nope, we gotta totally remove oil from the program.
We need a new alternetive fuel.
 A big breakthru in batteries/power storage would help
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« Reply #8 on: March 12, 2005, 02:03:57 PM »
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you people make things too complicated, in WW2 the govt issued ration books for gas. It worked then , it will work now, every car owner gets coupon book for each car, also legal to sell extra unused coupons. People will find a way to use less gas when they have no choice.


US moves towards USSR?... I also advise you to use "consumer ID" cards for every area, so visitors will be unable to buy your saus... sorry, gas ;) Only is "commercial stores" for higher prices...
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« Reply #9 on: March 12, 2005, 02:04:46 PM »
the question was "decrease dependance on foriegn oil"
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« Reply #10 on: March 12, 2005, 02:15:01 PM »
Make it so that the oil there is no longer "foriegn".
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« Reply #11 on: March 12, 2005, 02:25:02 PM »
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Make it so that the oil there is no longer "foriegn".


I like that, hell we could just take over Russia... Siberia has lots of oil I hear.  :D
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« Reply #12 on: March 12, 2005, 03:17:09 PM »


"Ha-ha, you fool. You fell victim to one of the classic blunders, the most famous of which is "Never get involved in a land war in Asia!" - vizzini
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« Reply #13 on: March 12, 2005, 03:18:25 PM »
Hydrogen.
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« Reply #14 on: March 12, 2005, 03:20:43 PM »
how is hydrogen harnessed into energy?

what are they doing with it now?
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