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Originally Posted by wind_magic
The problem isn't that there aren't any alternative energy sources, there are plenty. The problem is that none of them is cheaper to produce and use than oil. Where they are cheaper, windy areas for example, companies do create power generators to take advantage of it. There really are geothermal plants, large wind farms, etc, in places where it is economically advantageous to use them. But ethanol fuel simply isn't cheaper, it's probably never going to be cheaper, and that's why it has to be forced down sensible people's throats. |
I'd add that our tax schemes and the lethal impact the union of Gov and education has had on research are huge obstacles in developing anything new.