Archive for April, 2010
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Energy Priorities: Transportation Efficiency
The most expensive and least costly way to reduce fuel consumption is to maximize fuel efficiency through incorporation of all relevant technologies into automotive design. This should be accelerated through government industry cooperation aimed at design and production of a “maximum efficiency” vehicle line.
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Energy Priorities: Securing the Oil Supply
One critical sector of the U.S. economy – transportation – is entirely dependent on oil, two thirds of which is imported. It is imperative for the U.S. to gain better control over its fuel supply. Three approaches must be pursued to achieve this: increased domestic production, bilateral agreements and the development of a synthetic fuel industry.
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The Arctic Energy Initiative
1. Objective
The Arctic is considered to be the repository of considerable undiscovered oil and gas reserves. To access those reserves requires a high level of technology and large amounts of capital, often beyond the reach of individual corporations and even that of some governments. In addition energy exploration and extraction is assumed to have considerable [...] -
The U.S. Economy: From Growth To Transformation
Securing our current energy supply, together with a national strategy aimed at energy efficiency and long-term sustainability, offers the best potential for genuine economic recovery and sustained domestic employment.
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Proposal For An International Climate Year (ICY)
Preamble
Recently observed changes in climate, particularly those occurring in the polar latitudes, have highlighted the dependence of human activity on climate stability, as well as the possibility of feedbacks in the opposite direction.
The local and regional effects on climate of human activities, such as deforestation and excessive irrigation, have long been observed. By contrast the [...] -
National Platform – Economy – Putting Carbon In Its Place
The currently proposed carbon tax, referred to as “cap and trade legislation”, will impose a heavy burden on the economy and make many sectors uncompetitive. As based on science that is incomplete, such a measure must be postponed, while a major international scientific effort to resolve the climate debate should be initiated.
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The Lessons of 1854, and How They Apply Today
The foundation in 1854 of the Republican Party as a citizens’ initiative shows that a gridlocked political system can be regenerated. The qualities and imagination that served so well at that time can be called on today to resolve our own difficulties.
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National Interest Platform – Economy – The Export of U.S. Technology
Outsourcing not only leads to job losses but to the transfer abroad of valuable technology and know-how, which often has cost the U.S. considerable investment to develop. Added to that is a potential risk to national security. Stricter rules are needed to avoid both.
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Politics and Ideology: Why America Had No Guillotine
Politics can be driven by pragmatism or by ideology. The first leads to compromise and agreement, the second to radicalization. The U.S. is currently faced with a choice: return to its pragmatic tradition or embrace the ideological war between Right and Left.
