| Idad, the problem is, I'm not sure that "cleaner" coal burning power plants is the answer anymore. I think biofuels are a scam. And while reducing energy use is a good goal, it's not enough. At this point I'm prepared to consider nuclear as a lesser evil compared to some of the possibilities, although I'd like to see less risky alternatives maximized first.
What I'm not seeing anywhere is a Manhattan Project-type campaign to immediately maximize energy production from the only source is entirely powered by America-based resources, has no environmentally adverse impacts and which could be dramatically scaled up on a widely dispersed, massively parallel basis without an immediate major public infrastructure investment, coupled with the necessary transportation infrastructure changes needed to minimize the need to use petroleum-base power generation.
There is a way out from here. The problem is, there is no currently existing major corporation or industry group which can see itself being the primary beneficiary of the change, so it isn't being promoted by anyone. |