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- booksnmore4you, on 11/10/2008, -15/+170America, let's go to the "moon" again!
- scoottie, on 11/10/2008, -56/+183You first Al
- BarbaraRae, on 11/10/2008, -27/+142Yes, I think we must do it in 10 years or less. There is no time to waste!
- CVL4317, on 11/10/2008, -6/+90and then OPEC will cry for mercy
- TaylorHelferty, on 11/10/2008, -5/+57I went to a speech by Robert Kennedy Jr., where he said to completely re-wire the grid to support renewable solar and wind energy would only cost about half a billion dollars. As well, there is enough solar and wind power in the central states/Canada and deserts to support the US alone with enough electricity to support double our current energy demand. So this is very possible. The only reason it is seen as "impossible" or "dangerous to the economy" is because most of those arguments are from oil lobbyists, who were employed into the big environmental government sectors by the Bush administration. It's the same situation as the massive tobacco battle, with the lobbyists saying there is no link between smoking and cancer. In fact, many of the lobbyists employed by fossil fuel burning companies to refute global warming were employed by the tobacco companies to refute health problems from smoking.
A good video on this is "The Denial Machine." (http://www.cbc.ca/fifth/denialmachine/) - Tow2A, on 11/10/2008, -26/+70Oil is renewable. We just need to kill more dinosaurs like Bush.
- phreak79, on 11/10/2008, -12/+54I'd be absolutely amazed if this happened. The pure renewable tech simply isn't there right now. If they add nuclear into the mix then it's possible but then planning problems will slow development of that industry down. In a NIMBY world it's a job to get anything done in 10 years let alone such a lofty goal.
- pintomp3, on 11/10/2008, -10/+46it's a lofty goal, but a very worthy one.
- avaugha4, on 11/10/2008, -7/+41Don't worry, you can keep your Jeep Liberty. Just don't expect to be able to fuel it in 10 years...
- b4gk1lz, on 11/10/2008, -12/+45do as I say, not as I do...
- melindag, on 11/10/2008, -20/+52Stick a windmill in front of Obama or ALGORE's mouth and there'd be enough energy to power the nation
- WeeBull, on 11/10/2008, -4/+34I don't understand the negativity. Everybody who say's "It's impossible" is consigning the US to be forever dependent on foreign energy.
Set a lofty goal, and then even if you fail, you've still won.
Build a new industry. Create lots of new jobs. Be a world leader once more. - ArmandoM, on 11/10/2008, -0/+27Dude...the moon landings were all shot on a set on Mars.
- DutchGuilder, on 11/10/2008, -11/+38Does Al's 100 foot yacht run on renewable energy?
- inactive, on 11/10/2008, -1/+28Isn't that the point of setting a challenge like that? To encourage the development of the tech and the infrastructure? Even if we don't have 100% renewable energy in 10 years, I think in 10 years, we could develop the means to reach 100% renewable energy.
- UnrulyFellows, on 11/10/2008, -15/+40They will bash your head in, in the name of keeping you safe.
- avaugha4, on 11/10/2008, -4/+27Are you kidding? Do you know how much technology was developed from scratch to land on the moon? Do some research before making statements like that.
- arjie, on 11/10/2008, -1/+22False dichotomy, we can care about both. It's not like if you stop caring about the environment, everything else will get magically better. Really man, that's a pretty poor argument. Michael Crichton may write popular books, but he doesn't seem to be very good at handling issues of significance.
- getoffmybridge, on 05/05/2009, -1/+22Opec bailout?
- arjie, on 11/10/2008, -1/+20Of course not, dude. The whole thing is a scam. In fact, the Earth is just stuck in the middle of a giant sphere, and the moon is made of paper and stuck on the inside surface. Look at it, does it even look 3-dimensional?! But the government's payed off everyone to shut up, so they do. Even the Russians.
- brstilson, on 11/10/2008, -14/+32He's super serial about this guys.
- jasdf, on 11/10/2008, -0/+18I think you are totally backwards. To say that we had the means to go to the moon in 1961 is as far from the truth as possible. At that time, men were still riding on Redstone rockets that had their roots in Hitler's V2 missile. Alan Shepard had just become the first man to orbit the Earth. The Saturn rocket was an engineering masterpiece that was could lift over 10,000 times the weight of rockets that existed when Kennedy made his speech. The moon program is one of mankind's greatest achievements along side the Manhattan Project.
Renewable energy is more a matter of scaling current technology in a logical manner. While the cost's would be enormous, as long as we buy American, the money goes back in the pot and the economy would benefit. - BlueSkyfish, on 11/10/2008, -2/+20Yes, actually.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/13/gore.home.a ...
http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/gorehome.a ... - inactive, on 11/10/2008, -18/+35EXACTLY.
- melindag, on 11/10/2008, -4/+21I'M CEREAL!!!!!!
- h4ckler, on 11/10/2008, -35/+52I just laugh when I hear stuff like this. You guys know Gore got a Nobel Peace prize for doing his powerpoint presentation right? and he prevented a lady who rescued thousands of babies from nazi germany...who eventually was caught and had her arms and legs broken.
I'm sorry, but I'm not buying this global warming bull. It is proven that greenhouse gases increase the temperature of the earth. But it was also proven that the earth itself is the largest producer of green house gases. In the 70's global cooling was a large concern and now it's global warming.
Climate change happens. Stop proclaiming Al Gore as god. I'm all for being more responsible, but this global warming crap has got to stop. - subterfuge, on 11/10/2008, -10/+27what he's getting at is this: will the US move toward 100% renewable energy through capitalist (voluntary) methods or socialist (forced) methods? clearly, capitalism does not favor switching to renewable energy within 10 years. it's too expensive. so it would have to be through socialist policies, and the citizens would foot the bill through taxes.
but this article is moot because there just isn't the capital available to switch to renewable energy right now. there will be after the depression's ended, but not yet. - omegaant, on 11/10/2008, -0/+17Even Ron Paul believes that if you pollute your neighbor's property YOU have to pay to clean it up! Why on earth would you not want to participate in the greening of America? What's wrong with you? This is about all of us surviving.
I'm thinking only endtimers don't care about our future! - iguana99, on 11/10/2008, -1/+17Jeep Patriot. Jeep Liberty. Next Model: Jeep Irony
- chickenloco, on 11/10/2008, -19/+35No way it can happen, anyone who says it can is kidding themselves.
The tech isn't here yet.
The infrastructure isn't here yet. - TheFinaleofSeem, on 11/10/2008, -20/+36Hey Al, Kennedy didn't need to completely overhaul the entire country's infrastructure to go to the moon. FAIL.
- Snarfy, on 11/10/2008, -7/+23Quit subsidizing corn and start subsidizing nuclear power. Look what France has already done:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_Fran ... - Richandler, on 11/10/2008, -66/+81And if I refuse will you take my liberty from me?
- aitoaster, on 11/10/2008, -13/+28Nope, you don't have to help.
- m00nmaster, on 11/10/2008, -1/+16Or Al Sharpton. That's where all the hot air comes from.
- ozydingo, on 11/10/2008, -7/+21No. Me first. I don't give a ***** what Al's doing. I don't need him to go first so I can follow, I'll just do it myself.
Not that I have the means to become reliant 100% on entirely renewable sources of energy, but I'll do what I can and I think you get my point. - k3rfuffl3, on 11/10/2008, -22/+36Frankly, I'm sick of dumbasses making this argument. Al Gore is basically a spokesperson for climate change issues, and if he has to use some extra juice (like a private jet) to get the message out then so be it. In the long run he's done a hell of a lot more than any of you.
- scoot2006, on 11/10/2008, -3/+17"I have ridden the mighty moon worm!" - Al Gore
- Dweller99, on 11/10/2008, -1/+15You advocate a one-size-fits-all solution in the beginning then rattle off a dozen ideas to save energy in the end. We need Nuclear AND wind (just this week: lasers that can increase efficiency by 20%), AND solar (last 6 months, at least 2 major breakthroughs increasing efficiency) as well as geothermal etc etc etc. The only way any of these technologies will get to the point where they are usable and cheap enough to be reasonably deployed is by a major push by the nation to make it happen. As long as we have people saying "well, its too hard.. and we have all this coal laying around" then we will never have the incentive to do the hard work that needs to be done first to make it happen.
- Dweller99, on 11/10/2008, -5/+18His "house" is also an office with at least 2 companies running out of it and a staff. He has spent a considerable amount of money retrofitting it to use renewable energy.
So, now that he has followed his own advice, can he continue? - geoffp, on 11/10/2008, -3/+16Only if your refusal endangers mine.
- maceelk, on 11/10/2008, -2/+15I think you're underestimating what a true 100% renewable energy strategy would mean for humanity.
If done with solar and wind and the extra energy stored in some sort of fuel cell to be used at night, energy would be basically free. This would allow us to put the money we normally use for energy into help others. Also, since electricity/energy is just another expression of man power, man power becomes inherently cheap. Cheap manpower minus the actual man allows for people to pursue higher education more readily.
Yadda yadda yadda, it builds on itself. Not to mention you can grow things with lights inside green houses if you have all the extra power you could ever need. LED's are doing this very nicely now and will only get better. - fluxion, on 11/10/2008, -4/+16your liberty to use fossil fuels instead of clean energy, when available? you ***** on the term "liberty" when you equate it to something so petty.
- inactive, on 11/10/2008, -4/+16not all of them. the entire reason dubai is doing what their doing is because they know their oil money will end soon. they are building world-class tourism destinations that the entire wealty western world will flock to. you have to give it to them, theyre pretty smart ***** over there in dubai.
- Alphi1, on 11/10/2008, -0/+12Hate to burst your bubble, but solar and wind power isn't even close to "basically free" when you consider the hardware costs and expected lifespan of the hardware.
Recently I looked into the idea of getting a wind turbine to power my home from (and that's assuming the "extra" feeds back into the power system to get away from expensive batteries to save it, and me drawing from the power system during low-wind days).
And I was looking at about a $20,000 investment (and that's for a small one-household turbine), with a typical 20-year lifespan. So we're talking about $83/month in cost. Guess what, that's not a whole lot better than my average electricity bill is already, so it wouldn't be saving me much (if anything).
Sure, I don't know the cost of the solar power hardware, but I do know they aren't exactly giving the hardware away. - wagnerboi, on 11/10/2008, -5/+16Just your ignorance. Go buy a clue.
- Tehrab, on 11/10/2008, -2/+12Unfortunately, gang, there is a price to be paid for the gift of freedom. Dealing with the intellectually bereft is just one of the many costs...however, on the bright side, come Jan. 20th., at least they won't be running the country anymore.
- anitafagina, on 11/10/2008, -0/+10What are you going to do, dump a bin of recyclables into Boston Harbor in protest?
- jasdf, on 11/10/2008, -24/+34I'm not an environmentalist, but I totally agree with Mr. Gore.
Going to to the moon from a standing start was thought to be impossible. The "green movement" already has plenty of inertia to carry us to this goal. Plus, this would be a HUGE stimulus to our economy. I'm not usually power hungry, but I wish that I had some authority so that I could back this plan. - dcmjzero, on 11/10/2008, -2/+12I guess it depends upon how you define liberty. In other words, your liberty ends where mine begins. A concrete example: at one time everyone drove around using leaded gasoline.
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