N2EY wrote:
In article , (Steve
Robeson K4CAP) writes:
Not enough money.
Sure there is. It's just a matter of priorities.
And everybody's got different ones. If the majority of Americans would rather
have better transit than put a man on Mars, whose priority should be followed?
Sad to think that the spirit of exploration is just about dead. Sad to
think that a bunch of nerds sitting around in a room guiding robots are
what pass for adventurers these days.
Even if the Elser-Mathes Cup stays unclaimed....
The only difference here is that you're asking Joe Average to be ready
to
give up his/her SUV (or at least keep it garaged a lot more) and they don't
want to do it.
No, what I'm asking is for a lot more - responsibility.
That's what I said, Jim...Joe Average doesn't want to give up
his/her
SUV. To do so would be to take some responsibility for participating in
helping the enviroment.
That's cured by education. And it doesn't stop at the
SUV-as-a-commuting-vehicle - there are lots of other opportunities to reduce
consumption, resulting in eventual energy independence.
What do you think of the energy density of hydrogen and it's effect on
trying to convert to hydrogen vehicles?
btw, did you see who the Democrats are running for VP?
I was kind of hoping for Wes Clark
- Mike KB3EIA -