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33 comments on Lester addresses U.S. governors on energy future, calls for Marshall Plan for energy innovation

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geek7 on July 21, 2008 - 12:03am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

The National Academy of Science was chartered during the Lincoln administration to give advice to the whole Federal Government, not just to Congress. The people in the White House know the telephone number to call to talk to NAS people, but prefer to get advice exclusively from VP cronies.

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cjwirth on July 21, 2008 - 8:44am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

I agree, but I doubt the people in the White House even know the NAS exists, and they don't need any data, because they know what to do "from the gut:"

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-869183917758574879

Congress needs to appropriate the funds, a tiny amount, and it is amazing that Congress has not commissioned an ongoing major NAS energy policy study.

But this "new energy crisis" will probably spur a new study.

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