Comments for Lebônê http://www.lebone.org Lighting Africa Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:33:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 Comment on Lebone Blog! by Alfredo Alejandro Careaga http://www.lebone.org/2008/11/10/lebone-blog/#comment-3 Alfredo Alejandro Careaga Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:54:31 +0000 http://www.lebone.org/?p=55#comment-3 Mexico shares many of the African problems. I would be extremely interested in learning about your off-the-grid lighting technology. Can you send me information? Mexico shares many of the African problems. I would be extremely interested in learning about your off-the-grid lighting technology. Can you send me information?

]]> Comment on Lebone Blog! by Jack http://www.lebone.org/2008/11/10/lebone-blog/#comment-2 Jack Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:19:43 +0000 http://www.lebone.org/?p=55#comment-2 I will preface my optimism with some well founded cynicism. Al Gore is partner of venture capital firm KPCB which years ago retired from internet investment to focus almost solely on renewable energy solutions. He was hired strictly to promote these views, gain favorable legislation, and protect hundreds of millions of invested dollars. Thomas Friedman is an American nationalist who has no original ideas, and wants to sell millions of books. He is merely a green celebrity who cares more about restoring America's place in the world than lifting billions to a higher standard of living. With that out of the way, no it is not possible to power America entirely by renewable energy by 2020. At best we can hope to make it no longer a "hobby". However, that will require government intervention, and the ethanol debacle gives me confidence that lobbyists will continue to prevail over science and reason. There is so much money at stake these problems will be solved. Time will tell if Silicon Valley takes the prize. I will preface my optimism with some well founded cynicism. Al Gore is partner of venture capital firm KPCB which years ago retired from internet investment to focus almost solely on renewable energy solutions. He was hired strictly to promote these views, gain favorable legislation, and protect hundreds of millions of invested dollars. Thomas Friedman is an American nationalist who has no original ideas, and wants to sell millions of books. He is merely a green celebrity who cares more about restoring America’s place in the world than lifting billions to a higher standard of living.

With that out of the way, no it is not possible to power America entirely by renewable energy by 2020. At best we can hope to make it no longer a “hobby”. However, that will require government intervention, and the ethanol debacle gives me confidence that lobbyists will continue to prevail over science and reason. There is so much money at stake these problems will be solved. Time will tell if Silicon Valley takes the prize.

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