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