tomgroenland (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

we may not have fusion under control yet but we most certainly do have fission undercontrol. I still think that Fission is currently the best posible way produce Electical energy. Its clean, safe, and there is still more than enought fuil to get us to the point where we fully get fusion under control. Also the whole global warming/ carbon dioxide is going to be the end of the world thing is simply a crock of shit. Oil is still the best fuil for most other aplications. plus there is lots of it.

kungfupat (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Amen!!

withoutmercyuk (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Grow HEMP! Ethanol can be derived from cannabis, the trees are saved, the air is clean, the soil is perfect, the wildlife is cared for, it needs NO pesticides. It replaces OIL. Go on, run from the solution...and while your at it, run from the cure. I can think of 75,ooo reasons to use a herb that has a 10000 year GOOD, GLOBAL history. All most can think of is smoking it causes axe murderers. Who told you that??? Oh ya, dupont. Whos among those behind all this bio-fuel, wood burning, no food BS??

cinetrope (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Check out a video called "Carbon Based Error" for an entertaining take on the issue of biofuel and it's impact on food supplies.

mickeysears (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

At the rate we're going, Fusion will never be possible. Federal funding has been all but wiped out. The Tocamack Fusion reactor funding has been shut off. France is building a Fusion Prototype at a cost of $25 Billion. But as for the country that uses the most energy in the world by far, we seem to know nothing about it and would rather give taxpayer subsidy to the oil companies for more drilling. For the cost of The Iraq War over oil we could have built 30 fusion reactors prototypes by now.

PhilMacD13 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Nuclear fusion isn't possible yet though, whereas Solar, Wind and Wave energy are. Fusion would be nice, but we can't rely on it for our current energy needs.

mickeysears (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

There is truly only one fuel that will supply the world with unlimited clean energy. It will never run out. It will be powerful enough to run everything forever. When we finally wake up and stop screwing around with all this stupid sun, wind, and bio crap, maybe we'll realize that the real future in energy is nuclear fusion.

RodrigueMoore (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Eu gostaria ver o dia que os estados unidos deixa importar o alcool brasileiro aos Estados Unidos. Os brasileiros tem um bom sistema de utilizar azucar em lugar de petroleo. Pra nos, a gente da Louisiana ê Texas, temos uma industria agricultura de azucar. Gostariamos de recever as subvençãos federais pela nossa industria tambêm como os do maiz. No tempo de esperar, precisamos ter um mercado aberto o "fuel" do Brasil. Precisamos tambêm importar a tecnologia brasileira do flexi-fuel.

RodrigueMoore (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

The entire world has most recently ganged up on the US, due to American dependence on oil, then America's war in the middle east, supposedly for oil, the US didn't sign Kyoto protocols on global warming and the world shouted with righteous indignation. But when the US starts using biofuels, which helps curb the very real phenomenon of global warming, this causes the world to gang up on the US yet again. Why should the workd be shocked that the US doesn't care if the world starves?

RodrigueMoore (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Biofuels, such as corn ethanol, sugar ethanol, bio-diesel are all ways to help curb global warming, end US dependence on middle eastern oil, and stimulate the economy in places like Iowa and Louisiana. Of course, the US should end the import ban on sugar ethanol from Latin America, increase fuel efficiency standards on vehicles. Biofuels need to continue to be an option, and the US needs to mandate new flexifuel technology for new car models. ---