Monday June 09th 2008, 10:32 am
Filed under: government
There should be urgency around A) global warming and B) the economy and C) geo-political reasons, including reducing the power of the Hahmoud Ahmadinejad (Iran generates $60 billion a year in oil revenue) and Hugo Chavez (Venuzuela generates perhaps $55 billion in oil revenue) regimes.The Manhattan Project cost $24 billion in 2008 dollars.
June 11th, 2008 at 6:39 pm
A government focus on transitioning to wind and solar power will have positive effects on all three issues. Govenments of Japan and Korea played important roles in fostering their nations electronic and car industries.