On 2/1/18 8:20 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 2/1/2018 7:48 AM, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 2/1/18 7:31 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:

The Washington Post is reporting that the Trump administration is
going to recommend a 72 percent reduction in the development of
renewable energy sources.

I think that's wrong to do.Â*Â* Renewables have a long ways to go
before they can generate the majority of the USA's energy needs but
to significantly cut back on their development is not a good idea, IMO.

The Union of Concerned Scientists reports that by 2050 renewable
sources could potentially supply 80 percent of our electrical energy
needs.
That may be a little optimistic but it's heading in the right direction.

Unfortunately, the renewable sources that get the most attention are
solar and wind.Â* Both rank low in the energy production of all the
renewable sources.


I suppose Trump has to find some way to build more of those hydrogen
bombs he wants to use. We don't have nearly enough of them.


If we have to have nuclear weapons, I'd rather have some that weren't
designed and built 50- 60 years ago. He doesn't want *more*.Â* (We have
treaties that govern that).Â* He just wants ones that will work if it is
ever necessary to use them.



Right, because Trump understands the science, right?