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End of World in 2009 - Movie at 8:00
Oct. 3rd, 2008 08:57 amMy first thought. Right up there with catastrophic oil fears. Baloney.
Sounds to me like industry boogie man talk that we often hear about how demand is going through the roof and that the train wreck is just around the corner so "Build Baby Build!". Those who would be doing the building are usual those with the serious concern du jour. (A quick look notes they are "clean coal" people. Point for the webfarmer this morning.)
A quick change in pricing structure will fix whatever shortcomings we've currently got just as they "fixed" what ailed California in 2001. Price is what drives energy demand. Raise it and people suddenly use a lot less. Poor folks still pay dearly so the smart approach is to factor that into your policies to reduce their stress.
If we REALLY wanted to get rid of our reliance on foreign oil, all we would have to do it put tariffs on it such that its use is discouraged and other supply sources would spring up on their own. The resulting cash flows could go toward promoting domestic production, research and development and those most impacted by higher energy prices.
Study: Lights Out in 2009? - RedOrbit - 02 Oct 08
"A new study released this week highlights what experts have been saying for years: the U.S. faces significant risk of power brownouts and blackouts as early as next summer that may cost tens of billions of dollars and threaten lives.
The study, 'Lights Out In 2009?' warns that the U.S. 'faces potentially crippling electricity brownouts and blackouts beginning in the summer of 2009, which may cost tens of billions of dollars and threaten lives.'
'If particularly vulnerable regions, like the Western U.S., experience unusually hot temperatures for prolonged periods of time in 2009, the potential for local brownouts or blackouts is high, with significant risk that local disruptions could cascade into regional outages that could cost the economy tens of billions of dollars,' the report warned."
Lights Out in 2009? Report [pdf]
NextGen FAQ - NextGenEnergy.org
"The NextGen Energy Council (NextGen) is a non-profit collaborative of industry, Western and Great Plains Governors, academic institutions, financial leaders, conservation groups and others involved in the development and deployment of advanced clean-coal technologies."
Sounds to me like industry boogie man talk that we often hear about how demand is going through the roof and that the train wreck is just around the corner so "Build Baby Build!". Those who would be doing the building are usual those with the serious concern du jour. (A quick look notes they are "clean coal" people. Point for the webfarmer this morning.)
A quick change in pricing structure will fix whatever shortcomings we've currently got just as they "fixed" what ailed California in 2001. Price is what drives energy demand. Raise it and people suddenly use a lot less. Poor folks still pay dearly so the smart approach is to factor that into your policies to reduce their stress.
If we REALLY wanted to get rid of our reliance on foreign oil, all we would have to do it put tariffs on it such that its use is discouraged and other supply sources would spring up on their own. The resulting cash flows could go toward promoting domestic production, research and development and those most impacted by higher energy prices.
Study: Lights Out in 2009? - RedOrbit - 02 Oct 08
"A new study released this week highlights what experts have been saying for years: the U.S. faces significant risk of power brownouts and blackouts as early as next summer that may cost tens of billions of dollars and threaten lives.
The study, 'Lights Out In 2009?' warns that the U.S. 'faces potentially crippling electricity brownouts and blackouts beginning in the summer of 2009, which may cost tens of billions of dollars and threaten lives.'
'If particularly vulnerable regions, like the Western U.S., experience unusually hot temperatures for prolonged periods of time in 2009, the potential for local brownouts or blackouts is high, with significant risk that local disruptions could cascade into regional outages that could cost the economy tens of billions of dollars,' the report warned."
Lights Out in 2009? Report [pdf]
NextGen FAQ - NextGenEnergy.org
"The NextGen Energy Council (NextGen) is a non-profit collaborative of industry, Western and Great Plains Governors, academic institutions, financial leaders, conservation groups and others involved in the development and deployment of advanced clean-coal technologies."
