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European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 12 June | 99 comments (99 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Obama shouldn't be taking any heat for this rational decision. Wouldn't it be better to stabilize a few mature (wind) and maturing (PV, direct heat, passive solar) technologies, before getting lost in technologies far from commercial?

together with an international program of energy efficiency, the cheapest of all, we wouldn't need to promote marginal tech.

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin

by Crazy Horse on Thu Jun 11th, 2009 at 06:31:23 PM EST
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Wouldn't it be better to stabilize a few mature (wind) and maturing (PV, direct heat, passive solar) technologies, before getting lost in technologies far from commercial?

No, research is research.

The brainless should not be in banking. — Willem Buiter

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Fri Jun 12th, 2009 at 02:30:16 AM EST
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But research demands priorities. Only bank bailouts have unlimited priority. Until we are well down the road of reversing energy trends, it makes little sense to follow every existing potential. Unless research also benefits from the new-found trillions available, that's a different ball game.

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin

by Crazy Horse on Fri Jun 12th, 2009 at 03:11:02 AM EST
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But taking money away from one research project doesn't make it available to others.

Also, research into mature technologies is not interchangeable with research into experimental technologies.

The brainless should not be in banking. — Willem Buiter

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Fri Jun 12th, 2009 at 03:10:54 PM EST
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