[FRIAM] bigger plans, bigger little mistakes

[Marcus G. Daniels]

Robert Howard wrote:
> Now, if we can just get those Chinese to pay carbon taxes, we might be able
> to compete. :-)
>   
If, say, U.S. energy needs can be solved while greatly reducing CO2 
output, then that technology can be shared with countries like China.   
Alternatively if some way can be invented to swallow up billions tons at 
a time of CO2 from the atmosphere, that could also be shared, or ways to 
improve existing energy sources w.r.t. to their CO2 output.   At least 
in this country, the development of such technology will never get large 
scale scientific/engineering attention that's needed until it is 
identified as a crisis and the profits for solving the problem are seen 
to be bigger than the profits from business as usual.   Heavy carbon 
taxes would be the promise of the end of profits from business as usual.