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Nine predictions for cleantech in 2011

The worst form of pollution is poverty! Ultimately global warming is a political question and only secondarily a scientific question! Only wealthy nations can afford to deal with pollution.

Ask yourself this question: would all the best efforts of mankind have prevented the tropical heat of the dinosaur era? Obviously not because mankind came much later! And mankind is not the source of global warming in the 21st century: it is a repeating natural cycle!

America has 1/4th of the coal on planet Earth and 200 years worth of natural gas. Cars and trucks can easily be converted to burn natural gas. Let?s burn it, regain our wealth and fund research for alternate fuels from a position of strength; instead of sending $640 billion a year to our OPEC enemies and fighting foreign wars that have recently cost over a trillion dollars! Bring the jobs and money back home to America!!!
The American people said no to cap and trade. The recent election is ample evidence of the electorates? disgust with USA destroying policies and being ignored!
In good faith and as a budget cutting measure Congress should defund the public relations budgets of the EPA and other federal regulatory agencies. Citizens who disagree with the policies of these agencies should not have to fund or compete against their self serving drivel. Global warming caused by man is not proven science!!!

I agree with point #4 about energy efficiency. Unfortunately, in
absence of a nationwide energy policy to back startups in this
sector, the initiative is left only in the hands of local
entrepreneurs. For example, Detroit is converting from an
automotive city to a manufacturer of solar panels. While this is
certainly laudable, the U.S. needs more support for this sector in
order to make a real transition to a more diversified energy
portfolio.

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Thank you!
Luca Semprini