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If one totes up the "essential" uses of liquid transportation fuels (fire & ambulance should make everyone's list, agriculture, minimal rural transportation (go to town every other Friday if the weather is good), expanded barge use, air travel at 10% to 20% of today's levels, some military use, postal delivery twice a week, local truck delivery, plumber & related trades, etc.), we have a "hard core" need for at least 10% of our current demand. (If theory says 20%, reality means that we will be DAMN lucky to get 10%).
I would MUCH prefer to see a non-GHG source for that 10% than CTL and tar sands.
Yes, there is a political risk that TPTB will proclaim that ALL of our oil problems are solved. However, I trust that RR will remind people that is simply NOT true. And if he is in a pivotal position to "make this happen" he will be heard.
Best Hopes,
Alan
I like Burgundys comments from yesterday.
An Open source solution could be what TOD evolves into. The intellectual capitol here is world class and when PO enters the public consciousness IMO this will snowball along with the financial capitol.
I no longer have any faith in the Capitalist System. Sorry Robert but you may want to explore alternative structures for pushing this new project. Otherwise given the current state of Global economics I for one don’t see your project coming to fruition
It’s time for a new approach and if you truly don’t believe what I propose is possible then we really are screwed.
But I’m just an old troll and you can tell me to consume feces and cease to exist.