"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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If I were "King for a day", I would decree the following "4 Steps to
American Energy Independence":

1. New refineries are not being built because draconian environmental
rules prevent them from being constructed. As of now, all environmental
restrictions on oil refinery construction are lifted.

2. New oil is not being pumped because draconian environmental rules
prevent new oil fields from being developed. As of now all environmental
restrictions on development of known oil reserves are lifted.

3. New nuclear power plants are not being built because draconian
environmental rules prevent their construction. As of now all
environmental restrictions on construction of new nuclear plants are
lifted.

4. By decree, hydrogen fuel is now the way of the future -- period. From
this point on, by my decree, the scientific and industrial capacity of the
United States will be used to perfect a hydrogen distribution system to
replace our current gasoline distribution system, and all cars will be
powered by hydrogen. Source: http://tinyurl.com/6hklhf

These four steps will, in a matter of a decade, resolve 90% of our
problems. Unfortunately, it will take another Great Depression to shake
our system enough to force a repeal of the environmental restrictions that
make resolving our energy problems impossible.

and in a later post

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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-- but it's completely hog-tied us now that we really ARE in an energy
bind.

Which, of course, anyone who knows the "Law of Unintended Consequences"
predicted long ago.

Since we all hope that you would not offer unconsidered or overly simple
solutions to complex problems, I am sure you have considered the possible
'unintended consequences' of your proposals. In the event that your
proposals were actually serious and not meant as a joke, I would ask you to
comment on their likely result.

Happy landings,