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This month's Popular Science magazine is worth buying. Reading the articles made me realize that with the money wasted on foolish wars we could be almost independent from oil and pollution.
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There are no silver bullets here. Rather, a suite of new technologies, assembled with the help of dozens of scientists and energy experts, shows that by 2025 we can cut our oil consumption in half, and slash our reliance on electricity-producing fossil fuels, like coal and natural gas, almost entirely. Added to our portfolio of existing nuclear and hydroelectric power, renewable energy sources can virtually eliminate our need to rely on greenhouse-gas- producing fuels to run our homes and economy.
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The major roadblocks to this new energy era are no longer technological; they are political and bureaucratic. If we can overcome them, the payoffs are huge: We'll reduce trade deficits, enhance national security, and create millions of non-exportable jobs. We'll ease an overwhelming array of environmental problems and make America far more competitive and self-sufficient in the process.
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http://www.popsci.com/popsci/flash/gatefold_rev.swf
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