Story Comments

Posted by: flyonthewallzz 6 months, 2 weeks ago

This page is a permanent archive of the comment below and its replies.
To view this comment in the context of the full discussion for the story, use this link.

All Comments Report

0%
flyonthewallzz6 months, 2 weeks ago

A quick historical jump to 1952 and the Paley commission:
Please forgive the pasties:
"In the energy sector, the prime area of concern that the Paley Commission addressed was petroleum. The 1952 report predicted oil shortages by the 1970s. Furthermore, the Paley Commission made a strong negative assessment of nuclear energy and called for "aggressive research in the whole field of solar energy - an effort in which the United States could make an immense contribution to the welfare of the world." The Commission also encouraged work on wind energy and biomass. However, despite the Commission's conclusions, a significant renewable energy effort was not made until the oil crisis was upon the US in the 1970s."
http://www.ieer.org/sdafiles/vol_8/8-3/npower.html

Reply
1 Reply
- 0%
  flyonthewallzz6 months, 2 weeks ago
  
  In 1952 -- fifty years ago -- the Paley Commission reported to President Truman that, "Efforts made to date to harness solar energy economically are infinitesimal. It's time for aggressive research in the whole field of solar energy -- an effort in which the U.S. could make an immense contribution to the welfare of the whole world." The report concluded that solar could play a greater role in energy production than could nuclear power, and that an aggressive effort could heat 13 million homes and offices by 1975.
  http://www.ratical.org/corporations/shortonDRE....
  tax credits FY2004, alternative vehicles = $90 milliion
  Fossil fuels = $4.6 billion
  Reply