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From: Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us>
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186282@ud0s4.net wrote this post while blinking in Morse code:

> <snip>
>
>    As I've said many times before - we need to use EVERYTHING WE'VE GOT now
>    (except coal if we can possibly help it).
>
>    TRICK is to thwart the zealots - use energy sources where MOST
>    APPROPRIATE. If solar fits the bill for certain projects, then use solar.
>    If in a windy place then windmills might do it. If oil-burning powerplants
>    are the best fit, use them. If nuke plants are to be had, use them for big
>    Grid stuff.
>
>    It's zealotry and fanaticism that's causing most of the problems these
>    days. Every faction sees THEIR fix as the One And Only and will fight
>    everybody else.  Logic, evidence, economics, all go Bye Bye.
>
>    And even coal, the techniques/chemistry to convert it into methanol and
>    ethanol are now pretty good. The nasty sulfur and heavy metals are left
>    behind. Some can be re-sold for various industrial applications.

I agree with this post!

Put your energy eggs in many baskets.

-- 
We use Linux for all our mission-critical applications.  Having the source code
means that we are not held hostage by anyone's support department.
		-- Russell Nelson, President of Crynwr Software