Viable Energy Now

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.

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.

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 [...]

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.

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 [...]

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.

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.

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.

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.

A major cause of job losses in the United States is the use by our trade partners of mercantilist policies, aimed at transferring economic activity, employment, technology and wealth to the countries implementing such policies.