tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6522376676055666486.post5263747883174369072..comments2023-11-02T06:36:05.561-07:00Comments on Ghawar Guzzler: Tackling the Lithium-Sulfur BatteryBloggin' Brewskiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06117891792945288480noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6522376676055666486.post-81469747610273567922009-05-26T10:40:05.251-07:002009-05-26T10:40:05.251-07:00I favor the price/tax mechanism to achieve ends th...I favor the price/tax mechanism to achieve ends the free market system cannot. Gasoline taxes are my answer, rising 25 cents every three motnhs until we reach $4 a gallon.<br />I hate taxes, you hate taxes, that guy behind that tree hates taxes. But a gasoline tax would cause a boon in high mpg cars, and save our economy hundreds of billions every year in oil imports.Bennynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6522376676055666486.post-86982150114944482182009-05-26T10:27:07.821-07:002009-05-26T10:27:07.821-07:00To answer your second question... a lack of leader...To answer your second question... a lack of leadership by America's central government could be key. I'm not sure what your political stance is, but I'm under the impression the federal government should inject better leadership, more energy towards pushing America's energy paradigm into the 21st century.<br /><br />President Obama seems to on the surface understand this; he should do considerably more.Bloggin' Brewskiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06117891792945288480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6522376676055666486.post-29437681051961296772009-05-24T11:32:34.775-07:002009-05-24T11:32:34.775-07:00Another great series of posts....my new sense of t...Another great series of posts....my new sense of the future is that the Oil Era will pass, and with a whimper, not a bang....Batteries, and natural gas. The real question is should the Oil Thug states be scared, very scared. Their largest consumer (USA) can switch to NG and batteries in a 10-year time frame, and have a higher standard of living. <br />The second question is why is the USA so stupid that we don't do this?Benjamin Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14001038338873263877noreply@blogger.com