Can new energy research save the world? The economy? Supporters say, “Yes, invest now.” Budget-cutters say, “Forget it.”
Congress tried and failed to put a price on carbon, to unleash market
forces to find an alternative to cheap and dirty fossil fuels. With that
chance gone for now, advocates are saying: O.K. then, let’s invest
directly, public money, big-time, in research to find breakthrough,
game-changing clean energy — on a “Manhattan project” scale.
Opponents, Tea Party Republicans, say we can’t afford it, and that
budget-cutting must be priority number one. But the rest of the world is
moving. Will the U.S. be left behind?
We look at spending, budget-cutting, and the call for a giant push for clean energy.
-Tom Ashbrook
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More: http://www.onpointradio.org/2010/10/manhattan-energy
I gave you my opinion long time ago: be smart and take advantage of the amazing research already out there and, for the "biggest bang for the buck", look at my proposed Xtreme Science Foundation (XSF) and XS-NRG prize concepts outlined on this site (see Sp. Announcements box at the top of this page). ~Vlad
