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  Is there a Dilbert in the house?

  I really wonder if the "experts" are even part of this discussion.  

  One says solar is the way to go, another says no, the watt/meter yield is too low and the cost too high.  Who wants a 3lb solar panel for a 3 oz IPOD.  One person says nuclear another says no, there's not enough Uranium on Uranus to go nuclear.  One person says stop producing CO2, another says, human production only accounts for 6% of CO2 globally.  One person says hydrogen, another says how can you produce it without using more electricity than it saves you.  One person says Wind, another says what do you do if the wind stops blowing.  One person says Coal, another says it's too dirty.  One person says biomass, another says what will that do to the price of vegetables.  One says natural gas, another says, are you kidding, my gas bill has already doubled since they put in all those gas units.  One says oil, another says the Saudi's already own enough Mercedes' and it's dirty too.

  Unfortunately the solutions should probably come from the Dilbert's of the world.  Not global warming scientists or, politicians serving a constituency.  And the solutions will be as cheap and dirty or as expensive and clean as you're willing to pay for.

  Unless of course what we are all proposing is to stop letting economics and engineering drive this issue and start letting scientist and politicians dictate the technology, no matter the cost.  In that case, get out your wallets.  Because what engineers consider the best available technology is not what the scientist dream of, and not what the politicians want to sell to their constituents.
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