Energy boom: when will it begin?
Energy has been one of the front line issues in the political world lately. Speculators are saying oil could hit $200 a barrel by the end of the year and this has people dazed and confused. New ideas are surfacing each day that claim we could reduce our dependencies on oil. Let's take a look at some of these ideas and discuss which could last and which ones are only but a spin on old technology.
Oil drilling on the coasts? Canada?
I've been hearing on CNN lately that there are huge amounts of oil on the east and west coasts of the United States. They've also stated that there is an abundance of an oil matter in Canada that can be made into oil but can be more expensive to produce. Some claim this could help solve our short term price at the pump while others think that the additional daily barrel production will not amount to diddly squat. I was also suprised to see that there is active oil drilling in California. There are oil wells hidden all over the place - even enclosed inside a statue in front of a local high school. This to me seems that oil will be the only think on the minds of the people who really matter. If people in Washington cannot get things done, maybe it really is a time for a change - a long needed spring cleaning.
$300 million dollar battery?
Presidential candidate John McCain has proposed a prize to be awarded if anyone can develop a battery that will achieve a power source at 30% our current costs. This could advance electric car technology which would greatly decrease our dependency on oil but is a strategic part of his presidential campaign as others have suggested? I don't care what anyone else thinks, but it's about damn time someone thinks like this. With all the privately funded groups wasting money day after day, you would think this would have happened sooner. $300 million is a drop in the bucket compared to what is being spent. I say let the average man, the nobody take care of this need. It's what they've been waiting for. People will soon see that the average Joe simply wants to help rather than make a quick buck. The only issue with this proposal is that the majority of people need the funds to begin their research. So once again the limitations restrict the technology from becoming manifest.
If anyone wants to know my two cents then here it goes - my laptop battery won't last for 2 hours at the most. Not one person can be totally mobile as advertised. So if they can't portably power my laptop, how do they expect to power motor to run an automobile? It is a step in the right direction but still a dying technology in my eyes.
If one was intuitive enough, they would look to basic elements to explore energy possibilities. The world is completely water and the sun a burning fire. In order to go green, it has to be completely green.
Posted by scott at 10:03AM in politics
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