<![CDATA[Grist - Comment Feed for He foresaw the problem]]> Grist Comment Feed en Comment #1 by Biodiversivist http://www.grist.org/article/gerald-ford-and-the-deferred-dream-of-energy-independence/ Thu, 28 Dec 2006 05:03:22 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/gerald-ford-and-the-deferred-dream-of-energy-independence/1 Global warming has changed

the whole equation. Things have suddenly gotten much more complicated, but, that may be a good thing. The market is responding. We are going to need some good leadership ...will it be good enough?

In the end, it all comes down to biodiversity. Poison Darts--Protecting the biodiversity of our world

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the whole equation. Things have suddenly gotten much more complicated, but, that may be a good thing. The market is responding. We are going to need some good leadership ...will it be good enough?

In the end, it all comes down to biodiversity. Poison Darts--Protecting the biodiversity of our world

]]> Comment #2 by Delay And Deny http://www.grist.org/article/gerald-ford-and-the-deferred-dream-of-energy-independence/ Thu, 28 Dec 2006 15:12:34 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/gerald-ford-and-the-deferred-dream-of-energy-independence/2 5 days


Gerald Ford was cool and all...but 5 days of mourning?!

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Gerald Ford was cool and all...but 5 days of mourning?!

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]]> Comment #3 by caniscandida http://www.grist.org/article/gerald-ford-and-the-deferred-dream-of-energy-independence/ Fri, 29 Dec 2006 03:21:25 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/gerald-ford-and-the-deferred-dream-of-energy-independence/3 energy independence

It is interesting that Gerald Ford emphasized conservation and efficiency -- and some impressively strict discipline from the federal government -- , but research into new energy sources seems to have been at that point beyond his vision.  On the other hand, we might ask why he apparently was confident that increased development of coal and nuclear could be carried out without unduly harming the environment.

His speech refers to an important aspect of global economics that is sometimes overlooked by those Americans who make "energy independence" a narrowly domestic political issue.  Ford pointed out that even without its supply of surplus crude, the US is still not so vulnerable to manipulations of petroleum supply by the cartel as are our principal "trading partners," the Europeans and the East Asians.  We recall that Alaskan oil does not get sent to the Lower 48, it goes to Asia.  And US control of petroleum sources around the Persian Gulf and, less visibly, the Caspian Sea is only partly, by no means entirely, prompted by concern for supply to the US.

Chickens are our cousins! So are other sensitive animals! Enough is enough! No more factory farms!

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It is interesting that Gerald Ford emphasized conservation and efficiency -- and some impressively strict discipline from the federal government -- , but research into new energy sources seems to have been at that point beyond his vision.  On the other hand, we might ask why he apparently was confident that increased development of coal and nuclear could be carried out without unduly harming the environment.

His speech refers to an important aspect of global economics that is sometimes overlooked by those Americans who make "energy independence" a narrowly domestic political issue.  Ford pointed out that even without its supply of surplus crude, the US is still not so vulnerable to manipulations of petroleum supply by the cartel as are our principal "trading partners," the Europeans and the East Asians.  We recall that Alaskan oil does not get sent to the Lower 48, it goes to Asia.  And US control of petroleum sources around the Persian Gulf and, less visibly, the Caspian Sea is only partly, by no means entirely, prompted by concern for supply to the US.

Chickens are our cousins! So are other sensitive animals! Enough is enough! No more factory farms!

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