Originally posted by davidtravellingDavid, give up. You'd be better served talking to your nearest brick wall rather than trying to debate Stang, sorry i mean Sambo.
But we can hold our leaders accountable. Its called the Ballot Box. If we dont like their decisions then we vote them out of power.
The people of Iraq, China, North Korea, they dont have that luxury.
Originally posted by davidtravellingWaiting for another multi-hundred million dollar election campaign is not the answer.
But we can hold our leaders accountable. Its called the Ballot Box. If we dont like their decisions then we vote them out of power.
The people of Iraq, China, North Korea, they dont have that luxury.
Anyway, IMAGINE ...
... IF THE HUNDEREDS OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS SPENT INVADING IRAQ, AND POSSIBLY IRAN, WERE SPENT ON RESEARCH INTO ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF ENERGY INSTEAD ...
HOW DIFFERENT WOULD THE WORLD BE ?
Originally posted by Sambo69Well yes the world might be completely different and we all have an abundance of free energy and everything will be fine.
Waiting for another multi-hundred million dollar election campaign is not the answer.
Anyway, IMAGINE ...
... IF THE HUNDEREDS OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS SPENT INVADING IRAQ, AND POSSIBLY IRAN, WERE SPENT ON RESEARCH INTO ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF ENERGY INSTEAD ...
HOW DIFFERENT WOULD THE WORLD BE ?
Now lets all line up and lambast Bush and his cronies for destroying the world.
Is that the answer you were looking for?
Originally posted by Sambo69How much do other countries spend on researching alternative energy? Where does the US stand in relation to the other G8 in this respect?
Waiting for another multi-hundred million dollar election campaign is not the answer.
Anyway, IMAGINE ...
... IF THE HUNDEREDS OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS SPENT INVADING IRAQ, AND POSSIBLY IRAN, WERE SPENT ON RESEARCH INTO ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF ENERGY INSTEAD ...
HOW DIFFERENT WOULD THE WORLD BE ?
You said that.
Heres an idea, why dont you start debate threads where there is perhaps scope for debate rather than are just one sided with obvious answers, of course if all the money spent on iraq had been spent on research into alternative energy it would be a good thing.
Originally posted by davidtravellingI've spent 5 minutes searching and could find nothing.
How much do other countries spend on researching alternative energy? Where does the US stand in relation to the other G8 in this respect?
I would have thought that this would be something America would boast about.
Originally posted by davidtravellingThat's OK. Sorry for repeating myself. I thought you ignored the comment but realised you were writing a post to a previous comment as I was writing one too.
Fair enough, anyway sorry for having a go at you over your choice of topics, thats your own choice. my office is full of anger and that sometimes affects me! 🙂
Originally posted by davidtravellingBut America is the richest country on earth and it says that it's research spend has halved.
Wonderful thing the internet.
Page 49 para 3says that America Federal R&D Spending is 40% of the total world amount spent. This suggests that they are spending quite a large amount compared to other countries.
I agree that is an appalling drop; the US really needs to be educated about energy efficiency and weened off its reliance on oil.
However, its share of R&D costs is still much higher than its percentage of world GDP:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)
What also needs to be done is an effort to ensure that developing countries such as China and India, as they expand their infrastructure make sure they do so with Global Warming and energy efficiency in mind.
Thanks for the observations. However, the article also says ...
All governments engaged in energy RD&D (directly or indirectly) should as a
matter of urgency produce detailed energy RD&D expenditure data in local
currency, both in current prices and, at internationally agreed five-year
intervals, in constant prices. Differentiation should be made between spending
on basic and applied research, on development and commercialisation, and on
RD&D for conventional and advanced fossil fuel technologies. Carbon
sequestration, hydrogen and fuel cell RD&D spending should be identified.
Changes in definitions and their implications should be clearly stated as they
occur.