The Best and Only True Weapon Against Global Warming and Dependence on Foreign Oil: CONSERVATION

[Yavin4]

There's no really true alternative fuel source on the near horizon. If there were, our foreign competitors would have found it by now. Thus, the best and only way to fight global warming and lower our dependence on foreign oil is through conservation of the energy that we have.

We need:

A higher gas tax
More subsidies for mass transit
Higher fuel efficiency on cars and trucks
Corporate tax incentives to either cut back the work week to 4 days and/or allow workers to telecommute
Urban areas need a car congestion tax

Anyone have any other ideas?

[greenman3610]

1. peak power pricing, meaning

you pay more for using power at "peak hours".

Feed in Tariff, = guaranteed price structure for
developers of renewable power projects, encouraging development of
alternative energy

Remove subsidies to non renewable power sources

mandate lighting standards favoring CF and LED
lighting

adopt standards mandating "grid friendly"
appliances that adjust to strains on the
power grid by shutting down for
brief periods, ie air conditioners and
refrigerators. ( beer stays cold, but
fewer "peak" power plants needed)

--
conservation is not the only weapon, but is is the
quickest, cheapest, most widely available.

[kestrel91316]

2. The guillotine for anyone caught driving a Hummer or Suburban or

Excursion without any passengers.

Drawing and quartering if they do so while yakking on the goddamned cell phone.

[Flatulo]

3. The French have a vast nuclear power industry.

I believe they are currently generating 75% of their electricity from 56 nukes.

I've always felt that was stupid to waste petroleum on stationary objects like buildings. The whole lure of petrol is that it has a very high energy density and is very safe to transport. Why waste it on building, which can be powered by wind, solar and nuclear sources?