| Almost all wars and terrorism in the world | | | | enough. We might have to get a little |
| can be stopped. Almost all dictators and | | | | bolder. Therefore I suggest that we build |
| tyrants can be rendered powerless. All we | | | | terawatts of new nuclear power plans and |
| have to do is to stop paying them. An | | | | miles of new oil refineries in Mexico and |
| alarming amount of the money Western nations | | | | that we send the power back to the states via |
| pay for oil is going into the coffers of | | | | pipelines, power lines, hydrogen, or whatever |
| people who terrorists and dictators. All we | | | | works. This will provide work for Mexicans |
| have to do defund the world's most violent | | | | and energy for us. The Mexican government |
| criminals is to become energy independent. | | | | will have a large incentive to make the |
| | | | plants secure and this increased security |
| In the first phase of energy independence we | | | | might even spill over to the borders and make |
| get as much energy as possible from resources | | | | our borders more secure. |
| which we own or which are in the hands of | | | | |
| friendly, stable nations. First we build new | | | | While phase one is going on we need to start |
| nuclear power plants in every state. If the | | | | on phase 2. In this phase we bring online as |
| French can make nuclear work what excuse do | | | | many green and renewable technologies as are |
| we have? In addition, we drill for oil off | | | | currently viable and put as much money as is |
| all our coastal waters and we build new | | | | needed into producing more. I would suggest |
| refineries and pipelines in every state. | | | | that the model cities be built in the west |
| Existing energy companies are making plenty | | | | and south-anywhere that it does not get cold |
| of money in the current climate of false | | | | enough to snow. The idea is to build small |
| scarcity. We will have to find away around | | | | towns or cities that will go cold turkey. |
| them. Usually way around greedy energy | | | | There will be no fossil fuels of any kind |
| companies would require political will. | | | | allowed in these cities. All vehicles and |
| However, almost all existing politicians are | | | | houses will be powered by wind, solar and |
| in the pocket of the energy companies. This | | | | bio-mass. The best locations would be those |
| includes democrats and republicans. So every | | | | that have year around wind, sun and enough |
| politician currently in office needs to be | | | | farming in the area to produce the bio mass. |
| thrown out. Anyone who works for or who owns | | | | These experimental towns would be off the |
| an existing conventional energy company is in | | | | power grid. The only way to get power to |
| my view disqualified for public office. We | | | | them would be to make the green and renewable |
| already know from the Bush/Cheney experience | | | | technologies work. Volunteers who truly |
| that such politicians will work in a way | | | | believe that the future is green would be |
| contrary to the national security of the | | | | invited to apply for residency. We would |
| United States and will start pointless wars | | | | probably take engineers and farmers over |
| for oil. | | | | other types because we would need people who |
| | | | were skilled in keeping the power conversion |
| Merely having new politicians willing to | | | | machinery going and others who don't mind the |
| clear the legal minefields laid down by oil | | | | get your hand dirty hard work of farming. |
| bought senators and congressmen might not be | | | | |